Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
SOC 17-1011 · 2024-2034
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $111,578per year
- Projected openings
- 9,910
- Projected change
- +7.5%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Operations Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $137,847 | 390 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $129,616 | 1,490 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $128,717 | 800 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $121,782 | 460 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $121,628 | 1,240 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $108,306 | 170 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $108,039 | 90 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $106,323 | 320 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $105,727 | 60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $104,975 | 3,250 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $104,752 | 30 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $103,946 | 1,490 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $103,889 | 110 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $103,262 | 100 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $102,903 | 40 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $101,300 | 20 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $101,280 | 40 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $100,961 | 30 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $100,520 | 60 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $99,646 | 120 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 90 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architects | $101,134 | 2,050 | +3.8% |
| Interior Designers | $82,476 | 9,960 | +5.6% |
| Construction Managers | $135,394 | 47,800 | +10.9% |
| Civil Engineers | $125,929 | 38,210 | +8.2% |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | $104,034 | 14,650 | +2.1% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $213,808 | 20,870 | +5% |
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