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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$99,280
Employment, U.S.106,770
Median hourly wage$47.73
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$62,300$77,960$99,280$126,550$161,420
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama990$95,9900.68
Alaska210$108,7300.93
Arizona1,550$102,0000.69
Arkansas720$78,1900.81
California13,270$108,5401.06
Colorado3,290$102,4001.67
Connecticut1,200$103,5401.03
Delaware120$97,0300.37
District of Columbia1,700$102,0403.52
Florida5,580$96,2400.82
Georgia2,440$100,4200.73
Hawaii600$102,3401.39
Idaho850$93,7101.44
Illinois5,130$81,7801.22
Indiana1,430$96,0600.65
Iowa650$96,8100.60
Kansas840$85,4900.85
Kentucky630$97,6800.46
Louisiana1,200$79,5800.90
Maine500$78,6001.13
Maryland1,800$114,5500.95
Massachusetts4,590$117,3301.84
Michigan2,630$88,4300.87
Minnesota2,340$99,9401.16
Mississippi330$80,8700.41
Missouri2,150$98,4901.07
Montana550$97,2901.57
Nebraska620$91,5300.87
Nevada530$101,5700.50
New Hampshire250$101,1000.53
New Jersey2,390$99,8000.81
New Mexico600$77,7201.01
New York10,360$99,2801.56
North Carolina2,980$95,7000.88
North Dakota290$97,1100.99
Ohio3,480$94,9600.91
Oklahoma910$100,3500.77
Oregon2,050$98,8001.52
Pennsylvania3,760$97,0300.90
Rhode Island550$105,1601.60
South Carolina1,030$101,5500.65
South Dakota180$102,5000.57
Tennessee2,570$94,0301.14
Texas7,820$94,4900.81
Utah1,520$95,5901.28
Vermont320$82,4001.52
Virginia2,130$97,6800.75
Washington3,720$100,1901.52
West Virginia80$96,4700.16
Wisconsin1,230$98,5100.61
Wyoming130$120,5800.65

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Landscape Architects40.981
2Civil Engineers40.970
3Transportation Engineers40.965
4Architectural and Engineering Managers50.964
5Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers40.962
6Architectural and Civil Drafters30.959
7Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.957
8Construction Managers40.956
9Water/Wastewater Engineers40.955
10Wind Energy Development Managers40.953

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersTechnology Design1.000.962
Construction ManagersManagement of Financial Resources0.870.956
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and SolarScience1.370.951
Interior DesignersService Orientation0.760.951
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersOperations Monitoring1.500.945
Energy AuditorsOperations Monitoring1.120.940
Human Factors Engineers and ErgonomistsTechnology Design1.880.936
Government Property Inspectors and InvestigatorsOperations Monitoring1.120.935
Commercial and Industrial DesignersTechnology Design1.620.932
Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsOperations Monitoring1.620.931

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, excluding software Architects, Except Landscape and Naval already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Geographic information system GIS systems9 of 206.9x
ESRI ArcView7 of 208.1x
Autodesk Land Desktop4 of 2026.4x
Autodesk 3ds Max4 of 2023.1x
HEC-RAS4 of 2020.5x
Bentley InRoads Suite3 of 2046.2x
OpenRoads Designer3 of 2046.2x
HEC-13 of 2034.6x
Geographic information system GIS software7 of 204.6x
HEC-HMS3 of 2027.7x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.25 4.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 4.12 4.62
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.62
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 4.00 4.38
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.12
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.88 4.50
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 4.38
MonitoringEssential skill 3.88 4.38
WritingEssential skill 3.88 4.38
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.75 4.25
Active LearningEssential skill 3.75 4.12
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.62 3.88
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
MathematicsEssential skill 3.50 4.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.12 3.62
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.12 3.38
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.62
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 3.25
ScienceEssential skill 2.88 3.25
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.88 3.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.62 3.00
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.12 1.88
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.50 0.62
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.38 0.50
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Design 4.74 6.55
Building and Construction 4.61 5.59
Engineering and Technology 3.96 5.59
Customer and Personal Service 3.91 4.91
Public Safety and Security 3.91 4.41
English Language 3.87 4.55
Law and Government 3.78 4.23
Administration and Management 3.70 4.95
Computers and Electronics 3.52 4.59
Mathematics 3.43 4.36
Sales and Marketing 3.27 4.05
Physics 3.17 3.73
Geography 3.09 4.36
Administrative 3.04 3.95
Mechanical 3.04 3.23
Education and Training 2.96 3.82
Psychology 2.95 3.05
Fine Arts 2.91 3.45
Economics and Accounting 2.87 3.00
Communications and Media 2.83 3.32
History and Archeology 2.78 3.45
Personnel and Human Resources 2.65 2.95
Sociology and Anthropology 2.61 3.10
Telecommunications 2.52 2.64
Production and Processing 2.48 2.50
Transportation 2.43 2.45
Chemistry 2.35 2.59
Philosophy and Theology 2.17 2.68
Biology 2.00 1.68
Foreign Language 1.91 1.45
Therapy and Counseling 1.74 1.09
Medicine and Dentistry 1.70 1.18
Food Production 1.52 1.00
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Deductive Reasoning 4.25 5.12
Visualization 4.25 4.75
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.88
Oral Expression 4.12 4.88
Written Comprehension 4.12 4.62
Problem Sensitivity 4.12 4.50
Written Expression 4.12 4.50
Inductive Reasoning 4.12 4.38
Near Vision 4.00 4.62
Originality 4.00 4.38
Category Flexibility 4.00 4.12
Information Ordering 4.00 4.12
Fluency of Ideas 3.88 4.38
Far Vision 3.75 4.00
Flexibility of Closure 3.62 3.75
Speech Recognition 3.62 3.62
Speech Clarity 3.62 3.50
Mathematical Reasoning 3.38 4.00
Number Facility 3.25 4.12
Perceptual Speed 3.25 3.00
Selective Attention 3.00 3.12
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.00
Memorization 2.88 2.88
Visual Color Discrimination 2.75 2.88
Time Sharing 2.62 2.50
Depth Perception 2.50 2.50
Finger Dexterity 2.25 2.00
Spatial Orientation 2.25 2.00
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 2.00
Control Precision 2.00 2.00
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.88
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.50
Auditory Attention 1.88 1.62
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.75
Hearing Sensitivity 1.50 0.88
Multilimb Coordination 1.38 0.38
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • Microsoft Word hot
  • MongoDB hot
  • NoSQL hot
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management hot
  • PostgreSQL hot
  • Puppet hot
  • 1ST Pricing Window & Door Toolkit
  • Apache Pig
  • Applied Search Technology CADFind
  • Artifice DesignWorkshop
  • AutoDesSys form Z
  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design
  • Autodesk Architectural Studio
  • AzTechSoft GPS2CAD
  • BQE Software ArchiOffice
  • BeamChek
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
  • Craftsman CD Estimator
  • Database software
  • Drcauto Smart Architect LT Pro
  • FEMA EMMIE
  • FileNet P8
  • Graphisoft ArchiCAD
  • Micro-Press MicroStation PowerDraft
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • MyFamilySoftware Instant Architect
  • NavisWorks Jetstream
  • Oracle JDBC
  • Oracle Primavera Systems
  • Qlik Tech QlikView
  • Quality Plans & Software HVAC Calculator
  • Quark enterprise publishing software
  • Quest Erwin Data Modeler
  • Roof Builder Tools
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal (accounting feature)
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal (calendar and scheduling feature)
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal (time accounting feature)
  • VectorWorks ARCHITECT
  • Verilog
  • Virtual reality modeling language VRML software

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Bozeman, MT2204.46$99,280
Barnstable Town, MA1802.81$120,460
Boulder, CO3602.75$104,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,7802.32$126,550
Charlottesville, VA1702.21$84,650
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,9302.12$119,120
Boise City, ID5602.08$94,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,9702.08$100,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1,7002.05$100,490
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI1702.00$94,490

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