Architecture Career Information

Careers and Salary Data

This table shows summary data on occupations in the US. Clicking on any occupation name brings you to a page showing job prospects and salaries for that occupation in hundreds of metro areas across the country, with data updated through 2022.(Where data is denoted by an asterisk (*), summary info was not available.

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Architecture

OccupationJobs
(2016)		Median Pay
(2016)		% Growth
2014-2024
Architects105,850    $80,750    8.4%
Architectural and Civil Drafters98,800    $56,340    1.8%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists11,300    $65,470    14.7%
Drafters14,600    $52,830    4.4%
Landscape Architects20,280    $69,360    4.4%
Surveyors45,220    $63,420    6.0%
Urban and Regional Planners38,560    $74,350    10.7%
Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Selected Schools for Architecture (including any online schools)

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