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Architecture and Engineering Occupations

37 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Architecture and engineering occupations encompass architects, civil, mechanical, electrical, and other engineers who design, build, and improve physical structures and systems.

Top Metro Areas for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Hinesville, GA
$46,190
avg median
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$102,904
avg median
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$97,809
avg median
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$96,342
avg median
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$83,252
avg median
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$98,965
avg median
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$91,659
avg median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$89,013
avg median
Occupation Median Annual
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians $79,830
Aerospace Engineers $134,830
Agricultural Engineers $84,630
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $96,690
Architectural and Civil Drafters $64,280
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $106,950
Calibration Technologists and Technicians $65,040
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other —
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $78,380
Chemical Engineers $121,860
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,200
Civil Engineers $99,590
Computer Hardware Engineers $155,020
Drafters, All Other $62,010
Electrical Engineers $111,910
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $77,180
Electrical and Electronics Drafters $73,720
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $70,760
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $127,590
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $77,390
Engineers, All Other $117,750
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians $58,890
Environmental Engineers $104,170
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $109,660
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,790
Industrial Engineers $101,140
Landscape Architects $79,660
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $105,670
Materials Engineers $108,310
Mechanical Drafters $68,510
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $68,730
Mechanical Engineers $102,320
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $101,020
Nuclear Engineers $127,520
Petroleum Engineers $141,280
Surveying and Mapping Technicians $51,940
Surveyors $72,740