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Total Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Number of Employees Average Annual Salary
Architects, except landscape and naval 5,070 $69,870
Landscape architects 820 $58,020
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 1,600 $69,124
Surveyors 1,410 $50,019
Aerospace engineers 3,710 $102,923
Biomedical engineers 590 $80,115
Chemical engineers 1,150 $85,429
Civil engineers 7,310 $81,211
Computer hardware engineers 5,370 $88,052
Electrical engineers 4,970 $81,348
Electronics engineers, except computer 7,630 $89,161
Environmental engineers 3,290 $76,229
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 1,460 $86,676
Industrial engineers 2,860 $75,908
Materials engineers 580 $94,346
Mechanical engineers 5,090 $79,348
Engineers, all other 7,990 $100,604
Electrical and electronics drafters 570 $48,975
Mechanical drafters 700 $47,049
Drafters, all other 310 $39,387
Civil engineering technicians 2,220 $47,337
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 5,680 $51,584
Industrial engineering technicians 920 $59,532
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 2,940 $57,081
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,260 $39,454
TOTAS: 81,910 $76,366

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005
Note: Sum may not equal total due to non disclosed data

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