Field of degree: Architecture
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 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
39 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of architecture major, 2019
Architecture major |
Major share |
Architecture
|
100% |
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
|
18 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
9 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
8 |
Sales and related occupations
|
5 |
Other
|
26 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an architecture degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Postsecondary teachers
|
12% |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2% |
73% |
Construction managers
|
8 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
7 |
Project management specialists
|
7 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
24 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
20 |
Urban and regional planners
|
4 |
Master's degree |
2 |
56 |
Architects, except landscape and naval
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
28 |
45 |
Designers, all other
|
2 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
14 |
Interior designers
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 |
12 |
Landscape architects
|
0 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
23 |
Chief executives
|
-7 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
30 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022