Field of degree: Architecture
Table 1. Architecture degree, 2021
Data |
Architecture |
All fields |
Employment
|
461,020 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
70,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
13 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
71 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
39 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of architecture, 2021
Architecture major |
Major share |
Architecture
|
100% |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an architecture degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
36% |
Management occupations
|
15 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
9 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
7 |
Sales and related occupations
|
5 |
Other
|
28 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an architecture degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Project management specialists
|
6% |
Bachelor's degree |
3% |
26% |
Architects, except landscape and naval
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
28 |
44 |
Construction managers
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
7 |
Interior designers
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 |
10 |
Postsecondary teachers, all other
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
72 |
Urban and regional planners
|
4 |
Master's degree |
2 |
52 |
Designers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
16 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
21 |
Landscape architects
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
24 |
Chief executives
|
-8 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
32 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023