Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property. Excludes "Landscape Architects" (17-1012) and "Marine Engineers and Naval Architects" (17-2121).

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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
99,860	1.9 %	$40.61	$84,470	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$22.40	$28.36	$36.99	$47.98	$62.41
Annual Wage (2)	$46,600	$59,000	$76,930	$99,790	$129,810

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Industry profile for this occupation:

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	86,510	6.18	$40.38	$83,990
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,400	0.07	$45.34	$94,310
Residential Building Construction	1,400	0.20	$37.95	$78,930
Local Government (OES Designation)	1,340	0.02	$42.30	$87,980
Nonresidential Building Construction	1,320	0.17	$39.97	$83,140

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	86,510	6.18	$40.38	$83,990
Specialized Design Services	1,200	0.87	$38.47	$80,030
Residential Building Construction	1,400	0.20	$37.95	$78,930
Land Subdivision	80	0.19	$64.77	$134,730
Nonresidential Building Construction	1,320	0.17	$39.97	$83,140

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Land Subdivision	80	0.19	$64.77	$134,730
Scientific Research and Development Services	80	0.01	$51.10	$106,280
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	(8)	(8)	$49.88	$103,760
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	60	(7)	$47.53	$98,860
Lessors of Real Estate	220	0.04	$46.49	$96,700

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	13,560	0.85	1.19	$45.71	$95,070
New York	12,550	1.38	1.94	$44.04	$91,610
Texas	8,520	0.72	1.02	$40.68	$84,620
Florida	4,800	0.58	0.82	$40.95	$85,190
Illinois	4,790	0.81	1.14	$39.43	$82,010

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)
District of Columbia	1,930	2.75	3.87	$41.61	$86,560
New York	12,550	1.38	1.94	$44.04	$91,610
Colorado	3,210	1.28	1.80	$33.45	$69,580
Washington	3,520	1.15	1.61	$37.06	$77,080
Hawaii	620	0.98	1.38	$38.55	$80,180

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Georgia	2,380	0.56	0.79	$46.68	$97,090
Massachusetts	3,050	0.88	1.24	$46.10	$95,900
California	13,560	0.85	1.19	$45.71	$95,070
New York	12,550	1.38	1.94	$44.04	$91,610
North Carolina	2,010	0.47	0.67	$43.80	$91,090

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)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	11,090	1.68	2.37	$43.86	$91,240
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	3,920	1.08	1.52	$39.83	$82,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	3,900	0.92	1.30	$45.34	$94,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	3,630	1.46	2.05	$42.79	$88,990
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division	2,970	2.78	3.91	$50.01	$104,030
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	2,750	1.73	2.44	$37.26	$77,490
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	2,710	1.11	1.57	$44.50	$92,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,570	0.87	1.23	$40.67	$84,590
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	2,490	1.38	1.94	$47.74	$99,310
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2,050	1.45	2.03	$34.65	$72,060

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

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division	2,970	2.78	3.91	$50.01	$104,030
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	150	2.06	2.89	$34.50	$71,760
Boulder, CO	340	1.95	2.74	$30.70	$63,860
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	2,750	1.73	2.44	$37.26	$77,490
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	11,090	1.68	2.37	$43.86	$91,240
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	1,460	1.64	2.30	$35.39	$73,610
Missoula, MT	90	1.62	2.28	$28.89	$60,090
Charlottesville, VA	170	1.62	2.27	$37.20	$77,380
Billings, MT	130	1.48	2.07	$32.17	$66,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	3,630	1.46	2.05	$42.79	$88,990