Architecture & engineering occupations

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2023 Workforce
3.51M
Average Age
42.4
Average Salary
$107,736
Average Male Salary
$110,965
Average Female Salary
$91,732

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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 $107,736 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Architecture & engineering occupations workforce. Architecture & engineering occupations workforce in 2023 was 3,511,497 people, of which 16.8% were women and 83.2% were men. Architecture & engineering occupations are paid most in Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
2,922,096
Male Workforce
± 41.6k
589,401
Female Workforce
± 18.8k

The Architecture & engineering occupations workforce in 2023 was 3,511,497 people (16.8% women and 83.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 37.3% between 2014 (2,558,372) and 2023 (3,511,497).

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Employment by Location

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($136,604), District of Columbia ($124,015), and Washington ($118,266).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$107,736
AVERAGE WAGE
#4 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Architecture & engineering occupations earned an average of $107,736, $40,009 more than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.324
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Architecture & engineering occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.324, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Architecture & engineering occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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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 Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate ($208,440).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
3.51M
2023 Workforce
± 45,477
4.26%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 1.78%

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 54.8%, followed by Construction with 15.7% and uninformed with 15%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Architecture & engineering occupations in the US. The workforce of Architecture & engineering occupations in 2023 was 3,511,497 people, with 16.8% woman, and 83.2% men. The average age of male Architecture & engineering occupations in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Architecture & engineering occupations is 38.8, 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 2023 was 3,511,497 people, with 16.8% woman, and 83.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (492,075 people), 30 to 34 years (473,087  people), and 35 to 39 years (415,276 people). Among them they concentrated 39.3% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 11.3% of Architecture & engineering occupations workers were Hispanic and 88.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (50.3%), Puerto Rican (13)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.61)%

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Races

In 2023, 69.5% of the Architecture & engineering occupations workforce were White, of which 15% were women and 85% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (13.2%) and Two or More Races (7.98%).

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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 2023 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 Technology Design.

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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (1,517,015 people), Business (155,102 people), and Architecture and Related Services (142,405 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 (1,605,882 people), Graduate Degree (865,020 people), and Some college (405,536 people).

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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, Active Listening.

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