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Architectural and Engineering Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
- Median pay
- $167,740
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +3.8%
- Stable
- Typical entry
- Bachelor's degree
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
What they do
- 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.
Majors that lead here
- 04.0202
- 14.0202
- 14.4701
- 14.4801
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
- Architecture
- Biochemical Engineering
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Biological/Biosystems Engineering
- Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering, Other
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering, General
- Civil Engineering, Other
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Engineering, Other
- Computer Hardware Engineering
- Computer Software Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other
- Electromechanical Engineering
- Engineering Chemistry
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
- Engineering Science
- Engineering, General
- Engineering, Other
- Engineering/Industrial Management
- Environmental Design/Architecture
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Forest Engineering
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Interior Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Laser and Optical Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Mining and Mineral Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Ocean Engineering
- Packaging Science
- Paper Science and Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Polymer/Plastics Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Surveying Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Textile Sciences and Engineering
- Transportation and Highway Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.