Working as an architect in Latvia
What official sources say about working as an architect in Latvia: what the occupation group earns and how foreign qualifications are recognised.
In Latvia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Architect is a regulated profession in Latvia. Foreign qualifications go through: Independent architectural practice requires an architect practice certificate, the specified degree and practical experience.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Independent architectural practice requires an architect practice certificate, the specified degree and practical experience.
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Latvia: ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022), from Eurostat. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of architects alone.
Regulation and recognition
Architect is a regulated profession in Latvia.
- Recognition route
- Independent architectural practice requires an architect practice certificate, the specified degree and practical experience. Architect (acquired rights) listed in Annex VI. Architect listed in Annex V.
- Recognition authority
- The Latvian Architects' Union Certification Centre is listed for architectural-practice certification.
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