Licensed Architect Jobs in Austin (Houston, Dallas: job market, construction, calculated)

[monkeyman12]

What's the job market like for Licensed Architects with 15 years experience in Austin? Nationwide it's still a tough market, but I'm hoping with my experience in commercial and government and with Austin doing well and growing there may be some more opportunities.

[CptnRn]

The market is improved some since last year but it would still be a bit of a crap shoot moving here. It has been depressed for so long, there are still lots of architects who are still underemployed if not unemployed. Also wages have always been lower in Austin then in Dallas and Houston for architects.

See my posts here regarding the construction market //www.city-data.com/blogs/blog3...ry-austin.html



Architectural inquiries and billings remain in the negative territory nationwide. The index for the South is slightly better then that for the Northeast this year, but only because the NE has slipped lower.

Architectural Record | Notebook

For immediate release:
Washington, D.C. – July 18, 2012 – The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) saw more poor conditions last month, indicating a drop in design activity at U.S. architecture firms, and suggesting upcoming weakness in spending on nonresidential construction projects. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the June ABI score was 45.9, nearly identical to the mark of 45.8 in May. This score reflects a decrease in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 54.4, up slightly from mark of 54.0 the previous month.

“The downturn in design activity that began in April and accelerated in May has continued into June, likely extending the weak market conditions we’ve seen in nonresidential building activity ,” said AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA. “While not all firms are experiencing negative conditions, a large share is still coping with a sluggish and erratic marketplace.”
Key June ABI highlights:

• • • Regional averages: Midwest (48.0), South (47.6), Northeast (46.4), West (44.3)
    • Sector index breakdown: multi-family residential (49.0), commercial / industrial (46.9), institutional (46.0), mixed practice (45.9)
    • Project inquiries index: 54.4

The regional and sector categories are calculated as a 3-month moving average, whereas the index and inquiries are monthly numbers.