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Occupational Outlook Handbook > Field of Degree > Architecture >

Field of degree: Architecture

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Architecture field of degree. Employment: 442,200. Median annual wage: $63,000.

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Table 1. Architecture degree, 2018
Data	Architecture	All fields
Employment	442,200	55,381,020
Median wage	$63,000	$59,000
Percent employed part time	13	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	67	59
Percent with an advanced degree	41	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of architecture major, 2018
Architecture major	Major share
Architecture	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an architecture degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Architecture and engineering occupations	30%
Management occupations	19
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	11
Business and financial operations occupations	8
Sales and related occupations	6
Other	28
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an architecture degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2019–29	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	21%	Doctoral or professional degree	2%	74%
Urban and regional planners	11	Master's degree	2	56
Management analysts	11	Bachelor's degree	1	36
Construction managers	8	Bachelor's degree	3	7
Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	4	28
Architects, except landscape and naval	1	Bachelor's degree	23	46
Set and exhibit designers	1	Bachelor's degree	6	16
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	-2	Bachelor's degree	6	21
Landscape architects	-2	Bachelor's degree	3	25
Chief executives	-10	Bachelor's degree	2	30
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Architecture,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/architecture/architecture-field-of-degree.htm (visited June 12, 2021).

Last Modified Date: Monday, November 30, 2020