Architectural and Engineering Managers

Architectural and Engineering Managers (11-9041)

Occupation description: Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields. Excludes "Natural Sciences Managers" (11-9121).

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Employment and Job Openings

	Average employment			Average annual openings
	2010 estimate	2020 projection	Percent change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Alaska	446	474	6.3	3	9	12
United States	176,800	192,000	8.6	1,520	3,450	4,970

Job outlook

Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with moderate employment opportunities. Read more.

2012 Wages

	Mean Wage and 95% Confidence Interval			Wage by Percentile
	Low	Mean	High	10th	Median	90th
United States	n/a	64.06	n/a	38.61	60.03	(1)
Alaska	64.60	78.59	92.58	48.72	69.34	(1)
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA)	61.33	80.48	99.63	49.05	70.22	(1)
Balance of State	67.87	77.12	86.37	49.30	70.49	(1)

(1) indicates an hourly wage greater than $90, or an annual wage greater than $187,200.

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
445	72	16.2	65.1	49.4

2011 Potential Supply

Qualified but working in another occupation	61
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	48
UI claimants previously working in occupation	19

2011 ALEXsys Employment Data

Number of registrants	157
Number of job position postings	39
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	4.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Work experience: More than 5 years

On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

	Degree	FY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska’s Institute of Technology
Hydro Power Generator		0

	Degree	FY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Appl Environ Science & Techno, MO		0
Appl Environ Science & Techno, MS		0
Arctic Engineering, MS		0
Civil Engineering, BS		0
Civil Engineering, MCE		0
Civil Engineering, MS		0
Earthquake Engineering, GCRT		0
Engineering Management, MS		0
Engineering, BS		0
Environmental Quality Engr, MS		0
Environmental Quality Science, MS		0
Geographic Information Sys, CT1		0
Mech/Elect Engr Consortium, BS		0
Port & Coastal Engineering, GCRT		0
Project Management, MS		0
Science Management, MS		0

	Degree	FY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Arctic Engineering, MS		0
Civil Engineering, BS		0
Civil Engineering, MCE		0
Civil Engineering, MS		0
Computer Engineering, BS		0
Electrical Engineering, BS		0
Electrical Engineering, MEE		0
Electrical Engineering, MS		0
Engineering Management, MS		0
Engineering, PHD		0
Environmental Engineering, MS		0
Environmental Quality Science, MS		0
Geological Engineering, BS		0
Geological Engineering, MS		0
Mechanical Engineering, BS		0
Mechanical Engineering, BS		0
Mechanical Engineering, MS		0
Mechanical Engineering, MS		0
Mineral Preparation Engineer, MS		0
Mining Engineering, BS		0
Mining Engineering, MS		0
Petroleum Engineering, BS		0
Petroleum Engineering, MS		0
Science Management, MS		0
Software Engineering, MSE		0

	Degree	FY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
Pre-major Engineering, CT1		0