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Architecture
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Architecture. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Architecture, and those who get either a masters
in Architecture, a Ph.D. in Architecture.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Architecture some students with a bachelors degree in Architecture will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in Architecture.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of Architecture Salaries.
Histogram of Architecture Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Architecture who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Architecture Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Architecture while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in Architecture.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$47,283 580 57.83 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$54,678 102 10.17 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$49,828 57 5.68 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$31,783 38 3.79 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$36,652 23 2.29 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$33,351 19 1.89 OTHER management related occupations
$47,522 16 1.60 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$58,486 14 1.40 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$29,265 12 1.20 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$45,212 11 1.10 Engineers: Mechanical
$35,536 10 1.00 OTHER service occupations, except health
$32,814 10 1.00 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$42,807 10 1.00 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$52,325 8 .80 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$58,826 8 .80 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$56,875 6 .60 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$38,320 6 .60 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$50,124 5 .50 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$25,992 5 .50 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$46,619 5 .50 Other engineers
$46,213 5 .50 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$50,236 4 .40 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$44,248 4 .40 Computer system analysts
$15,844 4 .40 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$38,080 4 .40 Transportation/material moving occupations
$33,460 4 .40 Engineers: Environmental
$40,249 4 .40 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$43,500 2 .20 Engineers: Agricultural
$85,000 2 .20 Engineers: Sales
$40,240 2 .20 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$40,000 2 .20 Engineers: Industrial
$65,416 2 .20 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$20,360 2 .20 Mechanics and repairers
$56,000 1 .10 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$125,000 1 .10 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$82,000 1 .10 Engineers: Petroleum
$68,000 1 .10 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$60,000 1 .10 Engineers: Nuclear
$16,640 1 .10 OTHER health occupations
$18,200 1 .10 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$30,000 1 .10 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$24,000 1 .10 Agricultural and food scientists
$24,000 1 .10 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$29,652 1 .10 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$30,000 1 .10 Professors: Foreign Language
$32,000 1 .10 Teachers: Elementary
$36,660 1 .10 Engineers: Marine engineer or naval architect
$45,600 1 .10 OTHER postsecondary
$44,000 1 .10 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$43,680 1 .10 Forestry, conservation scientists
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in Architecture.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$49,025 216 52.94 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$58,647 48 11.76 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$39,757 32 7.84 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$53,890 17 4.17 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$53,733 10 2.45 OTHER postsecondary
$47,830 10 2.45 OTHER management related occupations
$58,438 8 1.96 OTHER service occupations, except health
$38,800 5 1.23 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$47,114 4 .98 Professors: Engineering
$62,783 4 .98 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$54,667 3 .74 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$43,667 3 .74 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$41,625 3 .74 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$56,419 3 .74 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$64,587 3 .74 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$51,060 2 .49 Engineers: Mechanical
$62,300 2 .49 Engineers: Environmental
$35,140 2 .49 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$56,100 2 .49 Professors: Computer Science
$31,200 2 .49 OTHER social scientist
$106,000 2 .49 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$24,480 2 .49 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$29,702 2 .49 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$58,000 1 .25 Surveying and mapping
$19,760 1 .25 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$88,000 1 .25 Professors: Earth, Environmental, and Marine Science
$60,000 1 .25 Other engineers
$80,000 1 .25 Economists
$72,000 1 .25 Computer engineer - software
$71,000 1 .25 OTHER physical scientists
$70,850 1 .25 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$60,000 1 .25 Engineers: Mining or geological
$45,000 1 .25 Engineers: Chemical
$42,016 1 .25 Statisticians
$41,000 1 .25 Professors: OTHER natural sciences
$40,000 1 .25 Professors: Political Science
$38,200 1 .25 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$37,400 1 .25 Sociologists
$37,000 1 .25 Surveyors
$35,146 1 .25 Social Workers
$33,000 1 .25 Professors: English
$31,800 1 .25 Professors: Foreign Language
$30,000 1 .25 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$28,000 1 .25 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$25,500 1 .25 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$24,000 1 .25 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
Architecture.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$62,480 5 45.45 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$50,500 2 18.18 OTHER postsecondary
$37,000 1 9.09 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$38,400 1 9.09 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$49,400 1 9.09 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$84,000 1 9.09 Professors: Engineering
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Architecture
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$51,374 188 65.96 Architecture/Environmental Design
$53,279 30 10.53 Engineering: Architectural
$60,470 13 4.56 Engineering: Civil
$66,817 12 4.21 Business administration and management
$38,340 4 1.40 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$50,250 4 1.40 Computer science
$45,850 4 1.40 OTHER business management/administrative services
$35,330 3 1.05 Public administration
$87,333 3 1.05 Business marketing/marketing management
$32,650 2 .70 Education: OTHER education
$31,800 2 .70 Financial management
$28,000 2 .70 Education: Elementary teacher education
$65,750 2 .70 Fine arts, all fields
$65,000 2 .70 English Language and Literature/Letters
$100,000 1 .35 Environmental science studies
$104,000 1 .35 OTHER public affairs
$78,000 1 .35 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$70,000 1 .35 Operations research
$150,000 1 .35 Political science and government
$23,920 1 .35 History, other
$60,000 1 .35 Geography
$60,000 1 .35 OTHER agricultural sciences
$55,000 1 .35 Business, general
$54,000 1 .35 Computer programming
$47,400 1 .35 Engineering: Industrial
$39,300 1 .35 Social Work
$34,000 1 .35 Education: Special education
$25,000 1 .35 Plant sciences
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Architecture
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$60,000 4 40.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$41,500 2 20.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$50,700 2 20.00 Geography
$60,000 1 10.00 Plant sciences
$150,000 1 10.00 Engineering: Architectural
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Other Professional Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Architecture
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$45,900 8 53.33 Architecture/Environmental Design
$48,952 4 26.67 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$50,000 1 6.67 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$58,000 1 6.67 Engineering: Architectural
$80,000 1 6.67 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com