Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields. Excludes "Natural Sciences Managers" (11-9121).


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)
184,530 1.4 % $62.19 $129,350 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $37.94 $46.96 $58.75 $72.28 $89.43
Annual Wage (2) $78,920 $97,680 $122,190 $150,350 $186,020


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 40,890 3.17 $62.20 $129,380
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 9,960 2.63 $67.38 $140,150
Scientific Research and Development Services 9,120 1.45 $70.16 $145,930
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 8,770 2.16 $67.40 $140,180
Management of Companies and Enterprises 8,220 0.43 $63.05 $131,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 5,870 3.70 $67.98 $141,400
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 40,890 3.17 $62.20 $129,380
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 9,960 2.63 $67.38 $140,150
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2,660 2.35 $69.36 $144,270
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 8,770 2.16 $67.40 $140,180

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil (8) (8) $89.81 $186,800
Oil and Gas Extraction (8) (8) $80.32 $167,060
Other Information Services 70 0.05 $79.20 $164,740
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 880 0.80 $78.13 $162,520
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 50 0.03 $77.67 $161,550


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 30,440 2.17 1.51 $72.14 $150,040
Texas 17,920 1.74 1.21 $74.12 $154,160
Michigan 8,790 2.29 1.60 $54.95 $114,300
New York 7,060 0.84 0.58 $63.71 $132,520
Illinois 6,460 1.16 0.81 $53.21 $110,680




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 1,990 3.08 2.14 $63.49 $132,060
Michigan 8,790 2.29 1.60 $54.95 $114,300
Connecticut 3,590 2.23 1.55 $58.85 $122,410
Washington 5,980 2.20 1.53 $61.98 $128,930
California 30,440 2.17 1.51 $72.14 $150,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 470 1.49 1.04 $77.23 $160,640
Texas 17,920 1.74 1.21 $74.12 $154,160
California 30,440 2.17 1.51 $72.14 $150,040
Massachusetts 6,260 1.98 1.38 $68.31 $142,080
New Jersey 5,310 1.41 0.98 $65.70 $136,650





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)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 7,640 3.00 2.08 $82.44 $171,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,900 7.87 5.47 $81.82 $170,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,510 1.70 1.18 $69.86 $145,310
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 6,180 2.67 1.86 $66.37 $138,060
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 4,430 1.24 0.86 $52.95 $110,140
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,010 1.96 1.36 $73.90 $153,710
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,820 2.23 1.55 $63.84 $132,790
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,820 2.28 1.58 $70.21 $146,040
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 3,740 2.73 1.90 $64.15 $133,430
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,610 3.48 2.42 $56.59 $117,700




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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,900 7.87 5.47 $81.82 $170,180
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 710 7.14 4.97 $64.44 $134,030
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 290 4.96 3.44 $49.63 $103,230
Huntsville, AL 960 4.79 3.33 $60.64 $126,130
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 510 4.51 3.14 $73.56 $152,990
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 520 4.09 2.84 $68.27 $142,000
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 930 3.83 2.66 $61.95 $128,860
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 590 3.82 2.65 $71.30 $148,310
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1,000 3.73 2.60 $57.81 $120,250
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 470 3.63 2.53 $59.26 $123,270




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 7,640 3.00 2.08 $82.44 $171,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,900 7.87 5.47 $81.82 $170,180
Anchorage, AK 340 2.03 1.41 $78.69 $163,680
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,960 2.04 1.42 $76.55 $159,230
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,780 2.92 2.03 $76.16 $158,410
Barnstable Town, MA 90 1.01 0.70 $75.56 $157,150
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 360 1.41 0.98 $75.18 $156,370
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,010 1.96 1.36 $73.90 $153,710
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 400 2.41 1.67 $73.63 $153,160
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 510 4.51 3.14 $73.56 $152,990

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 510 1.86 1.30 $48.36 $100,600
East Idaho nonmetropolitan area 300 6.25 4.34 $63.42 $131,920
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 270 1.45 1.01 $45.75 $95,170
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 260 1.63 1.13 $44.77 $93,110
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 250 0.92 0.64 $43.77 $91,030

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Idaho nonmetropolitan area 300 6.25 4.34 $63.42 $131,920
Los Alamos County, New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 60 3.68 2.56 $52.34 $108,880
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area 110 2.42 1.68 $60.98 $126,850
Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area 130 2.04 1.42 $56.75 $118,050
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 110 1.94 1.35 $58.26 $121,170

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 1.44 1.00 $73.26 $152,380
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 130 0.54 0.37 $72.93 $151,700
St. Mary's County, Maryland nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $69.76 $145,100
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 70 1.01 0.70 $65.41 $136,060
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 1.12 0.78 $64.07 $133,260


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012