Architects, except naval

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Total Workforce

181k

Average Age

Average Salary

$91,915

Average Male Salary

$99,498

Average Female Salary

$72,363

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Architects, except naval are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Architects, except naval was $91,915 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Architects, except naval by wage are Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers, and Elevator installers & repairers.

Architects, except naval are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations, along with Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Aerospace engineers, Chemical engineers, and 16 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Architects, except naval are Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook PUMA, NY, and South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Architects, except naval are Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook PUMA, NY, Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY, and Phoenix (Far North) & Peoria (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Architects, except naval and on wages and locations 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 Software publishing. Architects, except naval are paid most in Sunset District (North) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$91,915

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,371

In 2017, Architects, except naval earned an average of $91,915, $38,026 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers make somewhat more than Architects, except naval while Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Architects, except naval as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.358

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Architects, except naval had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.358, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Architects, except naval (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Architects, except naval.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Architects, except naval

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Architects, except naval.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Architects, except naval, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Computer Systems Design, and Construction.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Architects, except naval, by average wage, are Software publishing, Real estate, and Computer Systems Design.

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Industries by Share

181k

2017 Workforce

± 10,432

6.99%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.76%

The number of people employed as Architects, except naval has been growing at a rate of 6.99%, from 168,960 people in 2016 to 180,766 people in 2017.

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 71.7%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 4.3% and Construction with 3.3%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Architects, except naval in the US. The average age of male Architects, except naval in the workforce is 45.9 and of female Architects, except naval is 39.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Architects, except naval is White.

Gender Composition

130k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,857

50.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,517

72.1% of Architects, except naval are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Architects, except naval.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Architects, except naval

White
Asian
Black

79.5% of Architects, except naval are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11% of Architects, except naval, Asian is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Architects, except naval.

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Age by Gender

45.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.874

39.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.27

The median age of Architects, except naval is 44, and Male employees are generally 6.56 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

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 a relatively high number of Architects, except naval hold a major in Architecture and Related Services.

Majors

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

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Skills

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 Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Judgment and Decision Making. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Architects, except naval need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, and Management of Material Resources.