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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

17-3011 Architectural and Civil Drafters

Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil

engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and

mathematics to complete drawings.

National estimates for this occupation

Industry profile for this occupation

Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)

Employment

RSE (3)

Mean hourly

wage

Mean annual

wage (2) Wage RSE (3)

85,740 1.5 % $24.11 $50,160 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%

(Median)

75% 90%

Hourly Wage $15.16 $18.47 $22.72 $28.60 $35.52

Annual Wage (2) $31,520 $38,430 $47,250 $59,480 $73,880

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with

employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 66,290 5.14 $23.98 $49,870

Local Government (OES Designation) 2,710 0.05 $27.82 $57,860

Nonresidential Building Construction 1,720 0.26 $24.39 $50,720

Residential Building Construction 1,520 0.26 $23.09 $48,020

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing 1,460 0.45 $22.50 $46,810

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 66,290 5.14 $23.98 $49,870

Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product

Manufacturing

410 0.66 $20.37 $42,370

Specialized Design Services 640 0.56 $25.52 $53,080

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing 1,460 0.45 $22.50 $46,810

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 270 0.28 $24.07 $50,070

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 90 0.02 $35.44 $73,710

Scientific Research and Development Services 120 0.02 $31.59 $65,710

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Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 30 (7) $30.88 $64,220

Activities Related to Real Estate 190 0.03 $30.38 $63,190

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and

Distribution

100 0.03 $29.85 $62,090

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of

all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

California 12,370 0.88 1.32 $26.76 $55,660

Texas 8,130 0.79 1.18 $23.22 $48,290

Florida 6,120 0.86 1.28 $22.59 $46,980

New York 5,790 0.69 1.03 $25.37 $52,780

Pennsylvania 4,430 0.80 1.19 $22.47 $46,740
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States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Montana 540 1.27 1.90 $21.20 $44,090

Utah 1,280 1.10 1.65 $20.77 $43,210

Wyoming 250 0.92 1.37 $22.13 $46,030

California 12,370 0.88 1.32 $26.76 $55,660

Hawaii 500 0.86 1.29 $22.56 $46,930
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Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Alaska 230 0.75 1.12 $33.89 $70,500

Massachusetts 2,190 0.69 1.04 $27.01 $56,180

District of Columbia 450 0.70 1.04 $26.86 $55,870

California 12,370 0.88 1.32 $26.76 $55,660

Connecticut 690 0.43 0.64 $26.62 $55,360
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

New York-White Plains-Wayne,

NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

3,880 0.77 1.15 $27.07 $56,300

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,

CA Metropolitan Division

2,900 0.76 1.14 $25.98 $54,030

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,390 0.94 1.40 $25.41 $52,840

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL

Metropolitan Division

1,990 0.56 0.83 $23.89 $49,690

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA

Metropolitan Division

1,890 1.36 2.04 $27.53 $57,250

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX

Metropolitan Division

1,700 0.83 1.24 $25.06 $52,130

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA

NECTA Division

1,620 0.96 1.44 $28.21 $58,680

Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan

Division

1,520 0.84 1.25 $23.81 $49,530

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,

DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan

Division

1,350 0.58 0.87 $28.07 $58,390

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,

MN-WI

1,220 0.71 1.07 $26.45 $55,010
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Ames, IA 100 2.48 3.71 $24.37 $50,690

Billings, MT 140 1.80 2.69 $22.26 $46,310

Cheyenne, WY 80 1.78 2.66 $22.20 $46,180

Santa Barbara-Santa MariaGoleta, CA

280 1.66 2.48 $23.22 $48,300

Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama

City Beach, FL

110 1.55 2.32 $23.56 $49,010

Casper, WY 60 1.52 2.28 $25.63 $53,320

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 210 1.42 2.12 $22.15 $46,070

Idaho Falls, ID 70 1.42 2.13 $22.57 $46,940

Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 140 1.41 2.10 $26.45 $55,020

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA

Metropolitan Division

1,890 1.36 2.04 $27.53 $57,250
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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Anchorage, AK 180 1.06 1.58 $36.46 $75,830

Springfield, IL 70 0.61 0.92 $31.06 $64,600

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NCSC

970 1.17 1.75 $30.91 $64,300

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA

Metropolitan Division

1,050 1.10 1.65 $30.77 $63,990

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara,

CA

690 0.79 1.18 $30.74 $63,930

Chattanooga, TN-GA 150 0.68 1.01 $30.19 $62,800

Pascagoula, MS (8) (8) (8) $28.58 $59,440

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA

NECTA Division

1,620 0.96 1.44 $28.21 $58,680

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,

DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan

Division

1,350 0.58 0.87 $28.07 $58,390

Reno-Sparks, NV 70 0.38 0.58 $27.96 $58,150

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

East Central Pennsylvania

nonmetropolitan area

260 1.10 1.64 $22.17 $46,110

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan

area

170 1.06 1.58 $21.75 $45,250

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan

area

150 0.82 1.23 $20.81 $43,280

Western Montana nonmetropolitan

150 2.18 3.27 $20.51 $42,650
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area

Southwestern Montana

nonmetropolitan area

120 1.04 1.56 $21.46 $44,650

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Nantucket Island and Martha's

Vineyard nonmetropolitan area

40 3.06 4.58 $21.12 $43,940

Western Montana nonmetropolitan

area

150 2.18 3.27 $20.51 $42,650

North Central Colorado

nonmetropolitan area

120 1.64 2.45 $25.50 $53,030

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 60 1.23 1.84 $20.17 $41,950

Northwestern Wyoming

nonmetropolitan area

50 1.13 1.68 $19.58 $40,730

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean

wage

Annual mean

wage (2)

Mother Lode Region of California

nonmetropolitan area

30 0.81 1.21 $31.76 $66,060

Other North Carolina

nonmetropolitan area

60 0.22 0.33 $29.24 $60,820

East Central Illinois

nonmetropolitan area

30 0.29 0.43 $25.57 $53,180

North Central Colorado

nonmetropolitan area

120 1.64 2.45 $25.50 $53,030

South Georgia nonmetropolitan

area

30 0.17 0.25 $24.95 $51,900

About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is

available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th

percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.

More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately.

Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080

hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from

the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the

more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A

location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient

less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
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List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

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