Architecture and Engineering Occupations Career

Architecture and Engineering Occupations is a top-level category of 59 related occupations.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $92,339 and $44 per hour. 117 vocational programs could be taken for the Architecture and Engineering Occupations career. Based on BLS data, a total of 6,256,110 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Architecture and Engineering Occupations is $12,414. The average length of the programs is 702 hours and the average completion time is 10.26 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Architecture and Engineering Occupations Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Architecture	1	$38,671	-	-	-
Environmental Design/Architecture	3	$37,042	-	-	-
Landscape Architecture	6	$32,758	-	-	-
Architectural History and Criticism	2	$55,286	-	-	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	39	$26,980	-	-	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	7	$39,945	-	-	-
Engineering	31	$37,630	-	915 Hours	16.83 Months
Applied Engineering	1	$16,270	-	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	7	$36,453	-	-	-
Agricultural Engineering	1	$31,069	-	-	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	6	$39,258	-	-	-
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	1	$39,257	-	-	-
Chemical Engineering	3	$36,544	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	4	$32,937	-	-	-
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering	1	-	-	-	-
Structural Engineering	3	$35,514	-	-	-
Transportation and Highway Engineering	1	$27,199	-	-	-
Water Resources Engineering	1	$39,031	-	-	-
Computer Engineering	6	$33,374	-	1,152 Hours	18.00 Months
Computer Hardware Engineering	2	$55,502	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	10	$22,265	$2,720	348 Hours	11.50 Months
Laser and Optical Engineering	1	$49,497	-	-	-
Telecommunications Engineering	3	$715	-	-	-
Engineering Mechanics	1	$45,408	-	-	-
Engineering Science	2	$41,627	-	-	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	3	$37,437	-	-	-
Materials Engineering	7	$39,656	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	6	$33,141	-	-	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	1	$30,939	-	-	-
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	1	$34,217	-	-	-
Nuclear Engineering	2	$35,108	-	-	-
Petroleum Engineering	2	$29,242	-	-	-
Systems Engineering	5	$34,898	-	-	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	1	$29,086	-	-	-
Construction Engineering	2	$29,293	-	-	-
Industrial Engineering	9	$30,241	-	-	-
Manufacturing Engineering	10	$26,358	-	-	-
Surveying Engineering	12	$24,403	-	-	-
Paper Science and Engineering	1	$19,329	-	-	-
Electromechanical Engineering	1	$41,010	-	-	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	33	$29,613	-	-	-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	2	$34,583	-	-	-
Energy Systems Engineering, General	2	$29,119	-	-	-
Engineering (other)	14	$36,436	-	-	-
Engineering Technology	1,097	$24,560	-	594 Hours	9.81 Months
Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians	6	$32,675	-	-	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	36	$25,839	-	594 Hours	9.81 Months
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	50	$23,833	-	-	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	249	$15,883	$2,702	316 Hours	10.67 Months
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician	22	$27,466	-	40 Hours	1.00 Months
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	33	$31,801	-	-	-
Audio Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$55,877	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	46	$5,371	$1,283	764 Hours	9.75 Months
Biomedical Technology/Technician	55	$19,290	-	-	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	86	$22,533	$3,828	40 Hours	9.60 Months
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	64	$13,824	$1,764	1,579 Hours	14.33 Months
Robotics Technology/Technician	53	$27,927	-	-	-
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	74	$16,840	-	-	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician	33	$4,050	$300	900 Hours	10.00 Months
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)	85	$17,995	-	-	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	179	$13,584	$1,164	512 Hours	9.97 Months
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	69	$16,947	-	-	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	23	$32,408	-	-	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	23	-	-	-	-
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	15	$22,622	-	-	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	34	$29,580	$2,600	900 Hours	6.00 Months
Metallurgical Technology/Technician	4	-	-	-	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	88	$5,875	$508	-	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	263	$11,245	$383	1,032 Hours	10.00 Months
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician	23	$3,066	$831	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months
Chemical Engineering Technology/Technician	5	-	-	-	-
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology	1	-	-	-	-
Composite Materials Technology/Technician	7	$4,698	$342	172 Hours	2.00 Months
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	58	$18,243	-	-	-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	13	$20,976	-	-	-
Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology/Technician	2	-	-	-	-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	16	$18,519	$3,476	1,958 Hours	17.00 Months
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician	29	$5,957	$1,662	1,182 Hours	16.50 Months
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	82	$24,454	-	48 Hours	13.00 Months
Marine Engineering Technology/Technician	2	$29,940	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (other)	10	$15,925	$303	28 Hours	6.00 Months
Mining Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	59	$24,050	-	630 Hours	4.00 Months
Surveying Technology/Surveying	62	$19,411	-	-	-
Hydraulics and Fluid Power Technology/Technician	11	$29,778	-	-	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	37	$24,324	-	850 Hours	8.00 Months
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	80	$16,903	$1,734	329 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Hardware Technology/Technician	6	-	-	-	-
Computer Software Technology/Technician	13	$25,925	-	37 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	3	$21,530	-	-	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	249	$4,528	$192	1,100 Hours	14.33 Months
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	189	$29,540	$1,960	-	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	107	$8,000	$101	900 Hours	9.00 Months
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	24	$21,386	-	-	-
Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD	10	-	-	-	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	115	$27,552	-	-	-
3-D Modeling and Design Technology/Technician	8	$7,930	$878	889 Hours	8.00 Months
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	8	$16,791	-	-	-
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$27,466	-	-	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	7	$29,880	-	-	-
Engineering Design	1	-	-	-	-
Packaging Science	1	$30,593	-	-	-
Nanotechnology	9	$46,410	-	-	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	106	$21,066	-	-	-
Power Plant Technology/Technician	3	$30,226	-	-	-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	52	$8,217	$130	-	-
Wind Energy Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians, Other	1	-	-	-	-
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	2	$24,062	-	-	-
Operational Oceanography	1	-	-	-	-
Air and Space Operations Technology	1	$36,667	-	-	-
Geospatial Intelligence	2	$41,729	-	-	-
Geography	37	$28,140	-	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	176	$25,900	-	-	-
Building Construction Technology	123	$12,247	$1,561	913 Hours	10.08 Months
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	38	$17,490	$553	590 Hours	15.25 Months
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-

Sub-Occupations of Architecture and Engineering Occupations Career

Sub-Occupations of Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	2,540K	$99,090	$48
Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers	195K	$90,430	$43
Architects, Except Naval	132K	$97,860	$47
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	111K	$100,400	$48
Landscape Architects	20,370	$83,990	$40
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists	63,070	$74,940	$36
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	12,330	$78,810	$38
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Geodetic Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Engineers	1,704K	$111,890	$54
Aerospace Engineers	66,660	$134,330	$65
Aerospace Engineers	66,660	$134,330	$65
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Transportation Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Water/Wastewater Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electrical and Electronics Engineers	282K	$119,910	$58
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	96,410	$124,190	$60
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety	355K	$103,510	$50
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	333K	$103,150	$50
Validation Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Manufacturing Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	9,960	$108,110	$52
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	9,960	$108,110	$52
Materials Engineers	24,630	$110,430	$53
Materials Engineers	24,630	$110,430	$53
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Fuel Cell Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Automotive Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7,040	$105,460	$51
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7,040	$105,460	$51
Nuclear Engineers	12,710	$126,950	$61
Nuclear Engineers	12,710	$126,950	$61
Petroleum Engineers	20,390	$148,590	$71
Petroleum Engineers	20,390	$148,590	$71
Miscellaneous Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	151K	$118,350	$57
Mechatronics Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Microsystems Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Photonics Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Robotics Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Nanosystems Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Wind Energy Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	151K	$118,350	$57
Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians	641K	$67,700	$33
Drafters	193K	$66,840	$32
Architectural and Civil Drafters	111K	$65,000	$31
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Mechanical Drafters	44,850	$69,920	$34
Drafters, All Other	16,580	$62,980	$30
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters	392K	$70,080	$34
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	63,560	$63,770	$31
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	15,360	$72,430	$35
Robotics Technicians	15,360	$72,430	$35
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Automotive Engineering Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	66,200	$75,290	$36
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	66,200	$75,290	$36
Photonics Technicians	66,200	$75,290	$36
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26

Vocational Programs for Architecture and Engineering Occupations Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Architecture and Engineering Occupations Career

Sub-Occupations of Architecture and Engineering Occupations Career