Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval ; Landscape Architects ; Cartographers and Photogrammetrists ; Surveyors ; Aerospace Engineers ; Agricultural Engineers ; Biomedical Engineers ; Chemical Engineers ; Civil Engineers ; Computer Hardware Engineers ; Electrical Engineers ; Electronics Engineers, Except Computer ; Environmental Engineers ; Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors ; Industrial Engineers ; Marine Engineers and Naval Architects ; Materials Engineers ; Mechanical Engineers ; Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers ; Nuclear Engineers ; Petroleum Engineers ; Engineers, All Other ; Architectural and Civil Drafters ; Electrical and Electronics Drafters ; Mechanical Drafters ; Drafters, All Other ; Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians ; Civil Engineering Technicians ; Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians ; Electro-Mechanical Technicians ; Environmental Engineering Technicians ; Industrial Engineering Technicians ; Mechanical Engineering Technicians ; Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other ; Surveying and Mapping Technicians

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
2,556,220	0.5 %	$42.01	$87,370	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.33	$28.72	$38.55	$51.81	$66.98
Annual Wage (2)	$44,360	$59,750	$80,170	$107,760	$139,320

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	717,790	49.51	$39.49	$82,150
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	123,470	6.16	$49.66	$103,300
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	101,620	20.92	$49.80	$103,580
Scientific Research and Development Services	101,590	15.07	$50.83	$105,730
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	93,780	25.61	$44.08	$91,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	717,790	49.51	$39.49	$82,150
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	93,780	25.61	$44.08	$91,690
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	86,500	21.35	$45.61	$94,870
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	101,620	20.92	$49.80	$103,580
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	15,620	18.91	$43.86	$91,230

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	15,950	11.29	$64.59	$134,350
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	1,180	10.99	$56.86	$118,270
Software Publishers	4,270	1.08	$55.16	$114,730
Grantmaking and Giving Services	40	0.03	$55.09	$114,600
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	11,660	10.38	$54.47	$113,310

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	337,180	19.83	1.12	$48.46	$100,800
Texas	234,930	19.39	1.10	$47.35	$98,500
Michigan	139,590	32.33	1.83	$40.30	$83,820
New York	112,120	11.95	0.68	$43.06	$89,560
Florida	106,320	12.35	0.70	$36.23	$75,360

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan	139,590	32.33	1.83	$40.30	$83,820
Alaska	7,930	25.16	1.42	$50.96	$106,000
New Mexico	19,880	24.49	1.39	$45.72	$95,110
Colorado	61,970	23.65	1.34	$43.80	$91,090
Washington	75,110	23.04	1.30	$45.99	$95,660

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	11,930	16.75	0.95	$52.98	$110,200
Alaska	7,930	25.16	1.42	$50.96	$106,000
California	337,180	19.83	1.12	$48.46	$100,800
Texas	234,930	19.39	1.10	$47.35	$98,500
Maryland	60,480	22.53	1.28	$47.23	$98,250

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	107,920	17.64	1.00	$47.46	$98,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	98,040	10.32	0.58	$45.90	$95,470
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	91,540	46.42	2.63	$42.37	$88,140
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	81,410	27.30	1.55	$53.81	$111,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	67,800	24.58	1.39	$45.76	$95,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	66,290	14.28	0.81	$40.45	$84,130
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	64,140	20.46	1.16	$50.30	$104,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	64,110	17.97	1.02	$46.52	$96,760
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	54,950	22.71	1.29	$49.78	$103,540
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	51,670	46.16	2.61	$56.26	$117,010