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Snapshot of Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

2,305,530

Total Employment

6.20 %

Unemployment Rate

$75,550

Average Annual Salary

#2 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
#4 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages.
#10 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
#13 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future employment growth.
#17 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment.
#19 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future job openings.
#19 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
#20 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by percentage of women employed.

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

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HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS

1. Petroleum Engineers: $127,970

2. Computer Hardware Engineers: $101,600

3. Nuclear Engineers: $101,500

4. Aerospace Engineers: $99,000

5. Chemical Engineers: $94,590

Table 1. Highest Paying Architecture and Engineering Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Marine Engineers and Naval Architects: 0.11 %

2. Petroleum Engineers: 0.07 %

3. Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers: 0.06 %

4. Chemical Engineers: 0.03 %

5. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors: 0.03 %

Table 2. Architecture and Engineering Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Civil Engineers: 10.81 %

2. Mechanical Engineers: 10.17 %

3. Industrial Engineers: 8.80 %

4. Electrical Engineers: 6.45 %

5. Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians: 6.41 %

Table 3. Popular Architecture and Engineering Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Nuclear Engineers: 0.11 %

2. Aerospace Engineers: 0.11 %

3. Petroleum Engineers: 0.10 %

4. Marine Engineers and Naval Architects: 0.09 %

5. Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians: 0.07 %

Table 4. Architecture and Engineering Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment

Employment Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Total Employment for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 1. Total Employment

Total Employment by Gender for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 2. Employment by Gender

Employment Percent Change for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 3. Employment Percent Change

Unemployment Rate for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 4. Unemployment Rate

Figure 5. Diversity of Employment

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

National Estimates

Total Employment

2,305,530

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

-107,200

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

-0.04 %

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

12.90 %

47.20 %

Percent of Men Employed

87.10 %

52.80 %

Unemployment Rate

6.20 %

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

8.90 %

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

5.80 %

10.50 %

Table 5. Employment Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

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Salary Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Annual Salary Distribution for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Wage Distribution for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution

Average Annual Salary for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 8. Average Annual Salary

Average Hourly Wage for Architecture and Engineering Occupations in 2010

Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage

Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

National Estimates

Average Annual Salary

$75,550

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$36.32

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.03 %

0.02 %

Table 6. Salary Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

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Projections for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Projected Employment Growth for Architecture and Engineering Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 11. Projected Employment Growth (2008-2018)

Replacement Needs Rate for Architecture and Engineering Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 12. Projected Replacement Needs^{( 1 )} Rate (2008-2018)

Projected Job Openings for Architecture and Engineering Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 13. Contributions of Employment Growth and Replacement Needs¹ to Projected Job Openings, estimated to be 837,600 by 2018.

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Civil engineers: 67,600

2. Industrial engineers, including health and safety: 33,200

3. Industrial engineers: 30,600

4. Architects, except naval: 28,200

5. Engineering technicians, except drafters: 25,800

Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS

1. Biomedical engineers: 72.02%

2. Environmental engineers: 30.62%

3. Environmental engineering technicians: 30.1%

4. Cartographers and photogrammetrists: 26.79%

5. Civil engineers: 24.27%

Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Electrical and electronic engineering technicians: -3,600

2. Mechanical drafters: -900

3. Electro-mechanical technicians: -800

4. Mechanical engineering technicians: -700

5. Chemical engineers: -600

Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)

LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS

1. Engineering technicians, except drafters: 124,900

2. Civil engineers: 114,600

3. Industrial engineers, including health and safety: 94,600

4. Industrial engineers: 85,400

5. Mechanical engineers: 75,700

Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)

1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES

1. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: $106,600

2. Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: $85,750

3. Management of Companies and Enterprises: $80,970

4. Finance and Insurance: $80,590

5. Information: $79,660

Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 113.22

2. Utilities: 90.07

3. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 61.19

4. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 29.74

5. Information: 18.8

Table 12. Industries with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Industry)

POPULAR INDUSTRIES

1. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 36.27 %

2. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 12.80 %

3. Construction: 2.92 %

4. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 2.59 %

5. Wholesale Trade: 2.40 %

Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

1. Educational Services: 0.28 %

2. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 0.08 %

3. Accommodation and Food Services: 0.03 %

4. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 0.01 %

5. Finance and Insurance: 0.00 %

Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. States Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING STATES

1. District of Columbia: $96,830

2. Alaska: $94,590

3. California: $88,150

4. Maryland: $84,380

5. Massachusetts: $81,230

Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Michigan: 29.41

2. Alaska: 28.86

3. Washington: 28.5

4. New Mexico: 26.8

5. Colorado: 24.4

Table 16. States with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the State)

POPULAR STATES

1. California: 12.98 %

2. Texas: 9.39 %

3. Michigan: 4.79 %

4. Florida: 4.50 %

5. New York: 4.39 %

Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING STATES

1. North Dakota: 0.11 %

2. Tennessee: 0.11 %

3. Oklahoma: 0.04 %

4. Delaware: 0.03 %

5. Alaska: 0.03 %

Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. Metro Areas Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS

1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $100,750

2. Anchorage, AK: $97,710

3. Bloomington-Normal, IL: $95,000

4. Midland, TX: $93,600

5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: $91,950

Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Huntsville, AL: 87.71

2. Kokomo, IN: 65.1

3. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL: 63.27

4. Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA: 62.35

5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 57.27

Table 20. Metro Areas with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Metro Area)

POPULAR METRO AREAS

1. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: 3.51 %

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 3.07 %

3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: 2.34 %

4. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL: 2.23 %

5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 2.13 %

Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS

1. Kokomo, IN: 0.95 %

2. Chattanooga, TN: 0.62 %

3. Kingston, NY: 0.55 %

4. Jacksonville, NC: 0.48 %

5. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL: 0.43 %

Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment

Further Information for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor