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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property. Excludes “Landscape Architects” (17-1012) and “Marine Engineers and Naval Architects” (17-2121).


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 occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
105,850 1.8 % $43.06 $89,560 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $23.41 $30.10 $38.82 $50.77 $66.16
Annual Wage (2) $48,700 $62,600 $80,750 $105,600 $137,620


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 90,840 6.06 $42.77 $88,970
Residential Building Construction 1,980 0.24 $41.26 $85,820
Specialized Design Services 1,450 1.00 $40.51 $84,260
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,410 0.07 $47.17 $98,110
Nonresidential Building Construction 1,240 0.15 $46.04 $95,760

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 90,840 6.06 $42.77 $88,970
Specialized Design Services 1,450 1.00 $40.51 $84,260
Residential Building Construction 1,980 0.24 $41.26 $85,820
Land Subdivision 80 0.20 $49.06 $102,040
Nonresidential Building Construction 1,240 0.15 $46.04 $95,760

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers 40 (7) $63.18 $131,410
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 90 0.01 $59.63 $124,030
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 40 0.01 $53.63 $111,560
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 90 (7) $51.04 $106,160
Management of Companies and Enterprises 740 0.03 $49.91 $103,810


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 14,480 0.83 1.16 $47.14 $98,050
New York 11,470 1.20 1.67 $51.40 $106,910
Texas 9,380 0.75 1.05 $45.21 $94,030
Illinois 5,760 0.96 1.33 $40.59 $84,430
Florida 4,230 0.48 0.67 $37.29 $77,550




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)
District of Columbia 1,760 2.44 3.38 $50.66 $105,380
Colorado 3,470 1.30 1.80 $36.08 $75,040
Washington 4,180 1.26 1.75 $40.14 $83,480
Montana 580 1.24 1.72 (8) (8)
New York 11,470 1.20 1.67 $51.40 $106,910




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 11,470 1.20 1.67 $51.40 $106,910
District of Columbia 1,760 2.44 3.38 $50.66 $105,380
Georgia 2,640 0.59 0.82 $50.23 $104,470
Massachusetts 3,700 1.02 1.42 $49.19 $102,320
Minnesota 1,660 0.58 0.80 $48.01 $99,870





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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,790 1.22 1.69 $50.80 $105,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,170 0.99 1.37 $43.95 $91,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,350 1.14 1.59 $40.67 $84,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,200 1.70 2.36 $49.77 $103,530
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,750 1.03 1.42 $44.37 $92,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,630 1.14 1.58 $46.11 $95,900
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,570 1.77 2.45 $40.37 $83,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,370 1.20 1.67 $48.95 $101,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,630 0.91 1.27 $40.24 $83,690
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,570 0.84 1.17 $50.41 $104,860




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)
Lawrence, KS 130 2.58 3.58 $33.41 $69,490
Missoula, MT 110 1.83 2.54 $28.14 $58,540
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,570 1.77 2.45 $40.37 $83,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,200 1.70 2.36 $49.77 $103,530
Charlottesville, VA 190 1.67 2.32 $32.49 $67,580
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2,520 1.66 2.31 $35.46 $73,750
Boulder, CO 300 1.61 2.23 $32.59 $67,780
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,870 1.55 2.15 $41.38 $86,060
Billings, MT 130 1.50 2.08 $34.84 $72,470
Trenton, NJ 330 1.39 1.93 $41.34 $85,990




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)
Salinas, CA (8) (8) (8) $59.50 $123,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 460 0.41 0.56 $58.44 $121,550
Lubbock, TX 90 0.61 0.85 $56.11 $116,720
Modesto, CA 30 0.18 0.25 $53.76 $111,820
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,230 0.81 1.13 $52.54 $109,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 210 1.08 1.50 $51.02 $106,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,790 1.22 1.69 $50.80 $105,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,570 0.84 1.17 $50.41 $104,860
Worcester, MA-CT 90 0.30 0.41 $50.03 $104,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,200 1.70 2.36 $49.77 $103,530

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)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 280 1.99 2.76 $25.54 $53,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 240 1.99 2.76 $44.04 $91,600
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 70 0.32 0.44 $31.80 $66,150
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 70 0.74 1.03 $41.79 $86,920
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.35 0.49 $38.76 $80,620

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)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 240 1.99 2.76 $44.04 $91,600
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 280 1.99 2.76 $25.54 $53,130
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 70 0.74 1.03 $41.79 $86,920
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 50 0.68 0.95 $34.81 $72,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 50 0.68 0.94 (8) (8)

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)
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 40 0.28 0.39 $46.61 $96,950
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 30 0.32 0.44 $45.91 $95,490
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 240 1.99 2.76 $44.04 $91,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 70 0.74 1.03 $41.79 $86,920
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.21 0.30 $41.05 $85,390


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 top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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