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Architectural and Engineering Managers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$167740	14500	3.8%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$167740

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

14500

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

3.8%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 10 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Direct facility maintenance or repair activities.
Communicate organizational information to customers or other stakeholders.
Negotiate project specifications.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
Analyze impact of legal or regulatory changes.
Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.
Identify environmental concerns.
Manage construction activities.
Analyze data to determine project feasibility.
Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare operational budgets.
Estimate demand for products or services.
Analyze market research data.
Manage human resources activities.
Approve expenditures.
Develop organizational policies or programs.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Develop organizational goals or objectives.
Communicate with government agencies.
Present information to the public.
Promote products, services, or programs.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts.
Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients.
Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures.
Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand.
Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates.
Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work.
Establish scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
Direct recruitment, placement, and evaluation of architecture or engineering project staff.
Perform administrative functions, such as reviewing or writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, or purchasing of materials or services.
Develop or implement programs to improve sustainability or reduce the environmental impacts of engineering or architecture activities or operations.
Evaluate the environmental impacts of engineering, architecture, or research and development activities.
Plan or direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, or repair of facilities or equipment.
Identify environmental threats or opportunities associated with the development and launch of new technologies.
Plan, direct, or coordinate survey work with other project activities.
Evaluate environmental regulations or social pressures related to environmental issues to inform strategic or operational decision-making.
Solicit project support by conferring with officials or providing information to the public.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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