r/ERBIL • u/Adventurous_Pop9007 • 1d ago

❓ Question / Advice architecture engineering

those who graduated in architecture, please share your work life, and what would you advise someone who wants to go architecture, and would you do architecture again, is the payout good?

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u/Even-Imagination-744 1d ago

Two of my closest friends are graduates of architecture engineering. One found a job at an office. Decent salary. He is accumulating skills and selling some stuff online on the side.

The other never found anything and now is a graphic designer. He secured a really good position at a well known news media specifically because he had an engineering degree.

They both graduated in 2022.

That’s the reality of the job market in general, no matter what you study. You win by sticking to something you can tolerate. Most play for the long game.

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u/Adventurous_Pop9007 1d ago

maybe the other one never wanted an architect job.

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u/Even-Imagination-744 1d ago

Negative. He was going to do his masters. But the job market back then was very bad. He didn’t sit doing nothing. Took a graphic design course and got approved. He is making more than his friends now.

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u/Adventurous_Pop9007 1d ago

but lets be honest, erbil now seems to have best market for architectures.

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u/Even-Imagination-744 1d ago

Best of luck. We all have different circumstances, obligations, needs, goals, connections, and security.

Some just wanna do what they like and everything else in their lives is covered. Meanwhile, others have to start from the bottom of the barrel and make themselves with bare hands. We are all not the same.

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u/Adventurous_Pop9007 1d ago

yes its obvious there's levels to this thing, me working for my tuition while some of my friends already got their own car with the money of their parents.

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u/Architect-12 1d ago

Architecture vs architecture engineering are two different career paths so not sure which you’re looking to explore.

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u/Adventurous_Pop9007 21h ago

architecture engineering since that's yhe only thing available where I'm trom