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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval ; Landscape Architects ; Cartographers and Photogrammetrists ; Surveyors ; Aerospace Engineers ; Agricultural Engineers ; Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers ; Chemical Engineers ; Civil Engineers ; Computer Hardware Engineers ; Electrical Engineers ; Electronics Engineers, Except Computer ; Environmental Engineers ; Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors ; Industrial Engineers ; Marine Engineers and Naval Architects ; Materials Engineers ; Mechanical Engineers ; Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers ; Nuclear Engineers ; Petroleum Engineers ; Engineers, All Other ; Architectural and Civil Drafters ; Electrical and Electronics Drafters ; Mechanical Drafters ; Drafters, All Other ; Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians ; Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians ; Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians ; Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians ; Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians ; Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians ; Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians ; Surveying and Mapping Technicians ; Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,592,680 0.5 % $42.69 $88,800 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $21.77 $29.28 $39.15 $52.87 $68.56
Annual Wage (2) $45,280 $60,910 $81,440 $109,970 $142,610


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 731,480 48.84 $39.96 $83,120
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 125,030 6.22 $49.89 $103,780
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 113,970 21.88 $50.47 $104,990
Scientific Research and Development Services 103,290 14.61 $52.38 $108,960
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 86,550 23.88 $45.87 $95,420

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 731,480 48.84 $39.96 $83,120
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 86,550 23.88 $45.87 $95,420
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 113,970 21.88 $50.47 $104,990
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 85,520 21.01 $46.79 $97,320
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 14,540 17.78 $44.72 $93,020

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 18,480 13.08 $64.87 $134,920
Software Publishers 4,900 1.14 $60.77 $126,400
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 420 0.02 $58.58 $121,840
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 610 0.06 $56.71 $117,950
Other Information Services 440 0.14 $54.19 $112,720


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 344,670 19.83 1.12 $49.45 $102,850
Texas 243,980 19.63 1.11 $46.63 $96,990
Michigan 139,900 32.20 1.82 $41.50 $86,320
Florida 111,000 12.62 0.72 $37.55 $78,100
New York 107,230 11.26 0.64 $43.50 $90,480




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 139,900 32.20 1.82 $41.50 $86,320
New Mexico 20,720 25.15 1.42 $47.45 $98,700
Alaska 7,830 24.68 1.40 $48.92 $101,750
Colorado 64,100 23.93 1.36 $45.23 $94,080
Washington 77,020 23.21 1.31 $47.75 $99,310




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 11,780 16.29 0.92 $54.00 $112,320
California 344,670 19.83 1.12 $49.45 $102,850
Alaska 7,830 24.68 1.40 $48.92 $101,750
Maryland 59,750 22.12 1.25 $48.29 $100,450
Washington 77,020 23.21 1.31 $47.75 $99,310





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 111,160 17.81 1.01 $48.11 $100,070
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 96,170 9.96 0.56 $46.30 $96,300
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 90,570 45.72 2.59 $43.27 $90,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 84,560 27.71 1.57 $52.70 $109,620
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 67,370 24.08 1.36 $47.21 $98,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 66,850 18.28 1.04 $45.96 $95,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 64,120 13.71 0.78 $41.28 $85,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 62,800 19.75 1.12 $51.10 $106,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 57,780 23.37 1.32 $51.06 $106,210
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 52,570 26.01 1.47 $50.54 $105,120




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 6,630 139.03 7.88 $51.80 $107,740
Columbus, IN 4,200 82.09 4.65 $39.97 $83,140
Huntsville, AL 19,090 81.94 4.64 $48.56 $101,010
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 7,510 58.21 3.30 (8) (8)
Jackson, MI 3,130 55.86 3.16 $39.40 $81,950
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 11,970 53.37 3.02 $44.58 $92,720
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 4,570 50.88 2.88 $42.48 $88,360
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 90,570 45.72 2.59 $43.27 $90,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 51,340 45.00 2.55 $58.87 $122,450
Boulder, CO 8,310 44.71 2.53 $49.75 $103,480




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 51,340 45.00 2.55 $58.87 $122,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 84,560 27.71 1.57 $52.70 $109,620
Midland, TX 4,470 40.34 2.29 $51.92 $108,000
Kennewick-Richland, WA 4,430 37.45 2.12 $51.92 $107,990
California-Lexington Park, MD 6,630 139.03 7.88 $51.80 $107,740
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 62,800 19.75 1.12 $51.10 $106,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 57,780 23.37 1.32 $51.06 $106,210
Idaho Falls, ID 2,670 39.79 2.25 $50.73 $105,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 52,570 26.01 1.47 $50.54 $105,120
Boulder, CO 8,310 44.71 2.53 $49.75 $103,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 5,890 22.93 1.30 $34.36 $71,470
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 5,450 28.89 1.64 $37.18 $77,340
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 4,510 13.49 0.76 $33.97 $70,670
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 4,130 15.14 0.86 $34.03 $70,780
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 4,110 10.42 0.59 $33.36 $69,390

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,910 58.93 3.34 $51.92 $107,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 3,150 39.65 2.25 (8) (8)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 5,450 28.89 1.64 $37.18 $77,340
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,300 27.96 1.58 $37.82 $78,660
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,560 23.57 1.34 $50.75 $105,550

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,910 58.93 3.34 $51.92 $107,990
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,560 23.57 1.34 $50.75 $105,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,440 17.08 0.97 $46.61 $96,940
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,520 12.40 0.70 $46.33 $96,360
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 750 11.52 0.65 $45.27 $94,160


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020