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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).
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 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 |
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 |
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:
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 |
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 |
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