Architects, except naval

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2017 Workforce

166k

Average Age

43.9

Average Salary

$86,779

Average Male Salary

$93,669

Average Female Salary

$67,574

About

Architects, except naval are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Architects, except naval was $86,779 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Architects, except naval are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY, Seattle City (Lake Union-Downtown) PUMA, WA, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Architects, except naval are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 2--Downtown Brooklyn & Fort Greene PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Architects, except naval workforce. Architects, except naval workforce in 2017 was 166,476 people, of which 26.4% were women and 73.6% were men.

Architects, except naval are paid most in Orange County (South Central)--Mission Viejo and Laguna Hills Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

122,520

Male Workforce

± 8.59k

43,956

Female Workforce

± 5.15k

The Architects, except naval workforce in 2017 was 166,476 people (26.4% women and 73.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 8.97% between 2014 (152,774) and 2017 (166,476).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Architects, except naval.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were West Virginia ($178,530), Nevada ($115,954), and Alabama ($107,087).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$86,779

AVERAGE WAGE

#63 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Architects, except naval earned an average of $86,779, $16,902 more than the average national salary of $69,878

In 2017, Architects, except naval had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.364, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Architects, except naval (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Architects, except naval compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Architects, except naval and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Architects, except naval, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Architects, except naval, by average wage, is Electronics stores ($193,347).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

166k

2017 Workforce

± 10,012

3.88%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.27%

This graphic shows the share of Architects, except naval employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Architects, except naval at 87.8%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 4.44% and Landscaping services with 4.09%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Architects, except naval in the US. The workforce of Architects, except naval in 2017 was 166,476 people, with 26.4% woman, and 73.6% men. The average age of male Architects, except naval in the workforce is 45.3 and of female Architects, except naval is 39.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Architects, except naval is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Architects, except naval in 2017 was 166,476 people, with 26.4% woman, and 73.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (22,452 people), 35 to 39 years (22,268 people), and 40 to 44 years (20,336 people). Among them they concentrated 39.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 9.17% of Architects, except naval workers were Hispanic and 90.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (35.6%), Puerto Rican (14.3)%, and Cuban (8.27)%

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Races

In 2017, 82.4% of the Architects, except naval workforce were White, of which 25.9% were women and 74.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (10.1%) and Black (3.32%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Architects, except naval from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Architects, except naval is Architecture and Related Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Architecture and Related Services.

Among the necessary skills for Architects, except naval, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Architects, except naval need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis.

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 Architects, except naval in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Architecture and Related Services (95,960 people), Engineering (8,988 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (8,140 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Architects, except naval workers were Bachelors Degree (83,124 people), Graduate Degree (68,642 people), and Some college (6,872 people).

The graphic shows the Architects, except naval workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Architects, except naval from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Architects, except naval need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking.