Architecture & engineering occupations

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2022 Workforce

3.36M

Average Age

42.5

Average Salary

$103,900

Average Male Salary

$107,019

Average Female Salary

$88,069

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Architecture & engineering occupations are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Architecture & engineering occupations was $103,900 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Architecture & engineering occupations are Oakland County (East Central)--Troy & Rochester Area PUMA, MI, Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, and Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Architecture & engineering occupations are Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR, Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, and Oakland County (East Central)--Troy & Rochester Area PUMA, MI.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Architecture & engineering occupations workforce. Architecture & engineering occupations workforce in 2022 was 3,363,654 people, of which 16.5% were women and 83.5% were men. Architecture & engineering occupations are paid most in San Luis Obispo County (East)--Inland Region PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

2,810,032

Male Workforce

± 40.8k

553,622

Female Workforce

± 18.2k

The Architecture & engineering occupations workforce in 2022 was 3,363,654 people (16.5% women and 83.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 31.5% between 2014 (2,558,372) and 2022 (3,363,654).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Architecture & engineering occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($130,640), District of Columbia ($120,846), and Washington ($113,199).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$103,900

AVERAGE WAGE

#4 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Architecture & engineering occupations earned an average of $103,900, $39,217 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Architecture & engineering occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.324

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Architecture & engineering occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.324, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Architecture & engineering occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Architecture & engineering occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Architecture & engineering occupations and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Architecture & engineering occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Architecture & engineering occupations, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($265,429).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

3.36M

2022 Workforce

± 44,527

4.91%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.81%

This graphic shows the share of Architecture & engineering occupations employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Architecture & engineering occupations at 65.3%, followed by Construction with 17.9% and Aircraft & parts manufacturing with 16.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Architecture & engineering occupations in the US. The workforce of Architecture & engineering occupations in 2022 was 3,363,654 people, with 16.5% woman, and 83.5% men. The average age of male Architecture & engineering occupations in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Architecture & engineering occupations is 39, and the most common race/ethnicity for Architecture & engineering occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Architecture & engineering occupations in 2022 was 3,363,654 people, with 16.5% woman, and 83.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (464,711 people), 30 to 34 years (443,291 people), and 35 to 39 years (394,212 people). Among them they concentrated 38.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 10.9% of Architecture & engineering occupations workers were Hispanic and 89.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73%), Puerto Rican (19.2)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.87)%

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Races

In 2022, 71.5% of the Architecture & engineering occupations workforce were White, of which 14.9% were women and 85.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (13.1%) and Two or More Races (6.69%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Architecture & engineering occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Architecture & engineering occupations is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Architecture and Related Services.

Among the necessary skills for Architecture & engineering occupations, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Architecture & engineering occupations need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Architecture & engineering occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (1,450,883 people), Business (147,237 people), and Architecture and Related Services (137,785 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Architecture & engineering occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (1,530,714 people), Graduate Degree (821,858 people), and Some college (398,802 people).

The graphic shows the Architecture & engineering occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Architecture & engineering occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Architecture & engineering occupations need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing.

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