Architectural and Engineering Managers

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics In demand
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

What an architectural and engineering manager does

Become an architectural and engineering manager

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good architectural and engineering manager

  • Reading work related information.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $82 per hour with an average salary of $170,400 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $66 and $94 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $138,300 and $195,000 per year.

Architectural And Engineering Manager job outlook

  • There are 5,645 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 460 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

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).

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