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Field of degree: Architecture

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Architecture field of degree. Employment: 452,520. Median annual wage: $70,000.

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Table 1. Architecture degree, 2019
Data	Architecture	All fields
Employment	452,520	56,820,460
Median wage	70,000	60,000
Percent employed part time	12	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	71	61
Percent with an advanced degree	39	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of architecture major, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of architecture major, 2019
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.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an architecture degree, by occupational group, 2019.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an architecture degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Architecture and engineering occupations	35%
Management occupations	19
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	9
Business and financial operations occupations	7
Sales and related occupations	5
Other	26
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an architecture degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an architecture degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2020–30	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Postsecondary teachers	24%	See How to Become One	2%	73%
Construction managers	11	Bachelor's degree	4	6
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	7	Bachelor's degree	5	20
Urban and regional planners	7	Master's degree	2	56
Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	4	24
Architects, except landscape and naval	3	Bachelor's degree	28	45
Designers, all other	0	Bachelor's degree	4	14
Landscape architects	0	Bachelor's degree	4	23
Interior designers	0	Bachelor's degree	1	12
Chief executives	-6	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 May 14, 2022).

Last Modified Date: Friday, December 3, 2021