Architectural & engineering managers

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Total Workforce

177k

Average Age

47.2

Average Salary

$156,866

Average Male Salary

$159,193

Average Female Salary

$135,692

About

Architectural & engineering managers are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Architectural & engineering managers was $156,866 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Architectural & engineering managers by wage are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Actuaries, and Podiatrists.

Architectural & engineering managers are part of the Management occupations, along with General & operations managers, Advertising & promotions managers, Marketing managers, Sales managers, Public relations and fundraising managers, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Architectural & engineering managers are Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, and Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Architectural & engineering managers are Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, and Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill PUMA, WA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Architectural & engineering managers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Architectural & engineering managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Architectural & engineering managers, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals. Architectural & engineering managers are paid most in Livermore, Pleasanton & Dublin Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$156,866

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,132

In 2018, Architectural & engineering managers earned an average of $156,866, $102,978 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Podiatrists make somewhat more than Architectural & engineering managers while Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Architectural & engineering managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.3

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Architectural & engineering managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.3, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Architectural & engineering managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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 Architectural & engineering managers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Architectural & engineering managers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Architectural & engineering managers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Architectural & engineering managers, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Computer Systems Design, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Architectural & engineering managers, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Data processing, hosting & related services, Electronics stores, Electronics stores, Support activities for mining, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Industries by Share

177k

2018 Workforce

± 10,314

5.47%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.93%

The number of people employed as Architectural & engineering managers has been growing at a rate of 5.47%, from 167,527 people in 2017 to 176,691 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Architectural & engineering managers employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Architectural & engineering managers at 13.3%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 8.33% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 5.56%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Architectural & engineering managers in the US. The average age of male Architectural & engineering managers in the workforce is 47.5 and of female Architectural & engineering managers is 44.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Architectural & engineering managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

159k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,791

17.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,247

90.1% of Architectural & engineering managers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Architectural & engineering managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Architectural & engineering managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

76.5% of Architectural & engineering managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.6% of Architectural & engineering managers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Architectural & engineering managers.

Age by Gender

47.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.655

44.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.76

The median age of Architectural & engineering managers is 47.2, and Male employees are generally 3.07 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Architectural & engineering managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Architectural & engineering managers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Architectural & engineering managers hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Architectural & engineering managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Architectural & engineering managers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Architectural & engineering managers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Science, and Programming.