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Women in architecture and engineering occupations in 2016
March 10, 2017
In 2016, 44.3 percent of full-time wage and salary workers were women. Among STEM occupations—jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—women accounted for smaller shares of employment. There are three broad categories of STEM occupations. Women accounted for 42.2 percent of full-time wage and salary workers in life, physical, and social science occupations and 25.2 percent in computer and mathematical occupations. In architecture and engineering occupations, 14.0 percent of full-time wage and salary workers were women.
Percent and number of full-time wage and salary workers in selected architecture and engineering occupations who are women, 2016 annual averages
Occupation
Percent
Number
Architecture and engineering occupations
14.0
398,000
Architects, except naval
24.2
43,000
Engineering technicians, except drafters
21.4
75,000
Industrial engineers, including health and safety
21.4
46,000
Computer hardware engineers
20.7
12,000
Chemical engineers
19.8
18,000
Engineers, all other
12.8
63,000
Drafters
10.8
10,000
Civil engineers
10.0
39,000
Electrical and electronics engineers
9.6
26,000
Aerospace engineers
8.1
10,000
Surveying and mapping technicians
7.5
5,000
Mechanical engineers
7.2
24,000
Among architecture and engineering occupations, nearly a quarter of architects, except naval, were women. About one in five full-time wage and salary workers were women among engineering technicians (except drafters), industrial engineers, computer hardware engineers, and chemical engineers. Among mechanical engineers, 7.2 percent were women.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. Full-time workers are those who usually work 35 hours or more per week. More information is available about the number of full-time wage and salary workers and their median weekly earnings in all occupations. For more information about STEM employment and wages, see the Spotlight on Statistics article, STEM occupations: past, present, and future.
United States Department of Labor
