Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Key knowledge
- Design
- English Language
- Building and Construction
- Education and Training
- Communications and Media
- Computers and Electronics
- Public Safety and Security
- Fine Arts
What the work involves
- Evaluate and grade students' work, including work performed in design studios.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Social, Investigative, Artistic.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Doctoral Degree (44.6% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (38.3%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (22.6%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 5: Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Moderate | Lower on contact with others than 58% of occupations compared | 46% of surveyed respondents chose “Contact with others most of the time” |
| Dealing with the public | Low | Lower on dealing with the public than 69% of occupations compared | 25% of surveyed respondents chose “Very important” |
| Teamwork | Low | Lower on teamwork than 72% of occupations compared | 40% of surveyed respondents chose “Very important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Very high | Higher on freedom to make decisions than 90% of occupations compared | 74% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom” |
| Time pressure | Low | Lower on time pressure than 78% of occupations compared | 50% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week” |
| Conflict situations | Low | Lower on conflict situations than 66% of occupations compared | 44% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very low | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 82% of occupations compared | 49% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | Very low | Lower on consequence of error than 94% of occupations compared | 67% of surveyed respondents chose “Not serious at all” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: low
- Conflict situations: low
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very low
- Consequence of error: very low
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 6.56%
- Contact with others about half the time: 2.68%
- Contact with others most of the time: 46.34%
- Constant contact with others: 44.41%
n = 27, Incumbent 08/2019
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 18.29%
- Fairly important: 22.34%
- Important: 20.77%
- Very important: 24.94%
- Extremely important: 13.66%
n = 27, Incumbent 08/2019
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 5.69%
- Fairly important: 6.56%
- Important: 9.29%
- Very important: 39.59%
- Extremely important: 38.86%
n = 27, Incumbent 08/2019
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 1.89%
- Very little freedom: 0%
- Limited freedom: 0.87%
- Some freedom: 23.73%
- A lot of freedom: 73.51%
n = 27, Incumbent 08/2019
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 6.56%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 49.53%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 34.45%
- Every day: 9.46%
n = 27, Incumbent 08/2019
Conflict situations
- Never: 3.99%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 42.17%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 43.72%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 10.11%
- Every day: 0%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 15.94%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 49.27%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 26.86%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 7.92%
- Every day: 0%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 66.81%
- Fairly serious: 1.15%
- Serious: 7.85%
- Very serious: 23.38%
- Extremely serious: 0.81%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
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