Architecture and Engineering Occupation ProfilesThe Architecture and Engineering occupation profiles below include specific information about the nature of the work; average earnings; underlying training and education; related occupations; and corresponding academic programs.
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Fast Facts: As of 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 2,521,630 employed in the Architectural and Engineering occupational group earning the mean annual income of $71,430.
What's Hot: Many different types of engineers from "Aerospace" to "Agricultural," "Biomedical," "Chemical" and "Civil" (the largest with 261,360 members), "Industrial" (214,580) and "Electrical," are contained in this Architecture and Engineering group. But the leading moneymakers are "Petroleum Engineers" ($119,140) and "Nuclear Engineers" ($99,750), respectively, well above the group's mean annual income average.