Interesting. Fair enough. The figures are not what I thought they were.
The fact remains though that an architect makes an investment (albeit it a smaller one) for the purpose of gaining employment. Reasonably around 30,000 for a degree these days. He/she is then paid a terrible salary of just 15-17,000. I understand this can last for around 3 years, before they gain final qualification. 3 years after that (so almost 10 years after they started their training degree) their average salary is just 33,000.
If you ask me, that is as bad a deal as it gets. The average salary of an integrated student 10 years after commencement of training is considerably more. Many are even loco captains.
The fact still remains that many other professions (architects included) make a financial investment in order to pursue their chosen career.