Number of US architects has grown 10% over past 10 years

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has announced that the number of licensed architects in the US rose to 113,554 in 2017, a 3% increase from 2016, and a 10% increase from 2008.

The increase is greater than the country’s population rise of 8%, with approximately one architect for every 2,900 people.

In 2017, a record high of over 5,200 candidates completed the education, experience, and examination requirements for licensure, suggesting to the NCARB that architecture “should benefit from a healthy pipeline in the coming years”.

The survey revealed that there are more reciprocal, or out-of-state, licences than resident licenses issued across the US, indicating to the NCARB that “architects continue to have the mobility they need to seek work across state borders”.

More information is available here (https://www.ncarb.org/).

Image courtesy of the NCARB