Architectural, engineering & related services

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The top three occupations in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group are civil engineers, architects, except landscape and naval, and miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers. On average, full-time employees in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group work 43.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $108,070. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.5 hours and earn an average annual salary of $48,782.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group are Huntsville (North & Far West), Madison (East) & Triana Cities PUMA, AL, Huntsville City (Central & South) PUMA, AL, and Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL.

The workforce of Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group in 2024 was 1,672,351 people, with 27.4% woman, and 72.6% men.

In 2024, 73.2% of the workforce in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group was White (1,223,965 people), of which 26.4% were women and 73.6% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group.

The workforce in Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group was 1,672,351 people and is concentrated in California (191,095 workers). The average annual salary was $102,712, being $32,834 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

5.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.34M people employed in the Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services industry. This represents a 5.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (191k), Texas (166k), and Florida (117k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $102,712, $32,834 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.355

WAGE GINI

Architectural, engineering & related services has a wage GINI of 0.355, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Architectural, engineering & related services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group.

Civil engineers are the most common position with 275,088 workers, but the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Architects, except landscape and naval and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

The highest average salary in Architectural, engineering & related services goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were civil engineers (275,088 people), architects, except landscape and naval (149,052 people), and miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (89,864 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$110,115

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,892

$83,081

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,321

On average, Male workers in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group make 1.33 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group.

The Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Architectural, engineering & related services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group is Professional and business services.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Architectural, engineering & related services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Architectural, engineering & related services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
16,455
Texas
10,221
Florida
9,903

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Architectural, engineering & related services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Architectural, engineering & related services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 27.4% corresponds to women and 72.6% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $110,115 and $83,081.

82.1% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or some college.

Gender and Age

457,980

Women

27.4%

1,214,371

Men

72.6%

The workforce of Architectural, engineering & related services industry in 2024 was 1,672,351 people, with 27.4% woman, and 72.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Architectural, engineering & related services industry.

Races

In 2024, 73.2% of the workforce in the Architectural, engineering & related services industry was White (1,223,965 people), of which 26.4% were women and 73.6% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races and Asian.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Architectural, engineering & related services workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (758,747 people), graduate degree (406,668 people), and some college (207,845 people).

The chart shows the Architectural, engineering & related services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 3.94% in the next ten years. The Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 3.94%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (17.9%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (17.9%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services.

3.94%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.94%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 3.94%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services.

17.9%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services industry.

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Industry Sector

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