Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskArchitectural and engineering managers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 3% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 167,740
Employment 2024
212.5K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.8%
Openings (2024–34)
14.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of architectural and engineering managers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects. AI use: 0%
- 2. Direct, review, or approve project design changes. AI use: 0%
- 3. Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development. AI use: 0%
- 4. Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation. AI use: 0%
- 5. Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications. AI use: 0%
- 6. Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 46.7 · 197K employed
Under 25: 0% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 31%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Architectural and engineering managers plan, direct, and coordinate activities in the fields of architecture and engineering.
Architectural and engineering managers typically work in offices, although some work in other settings, such as research laboratories or industrial production plants. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours a week.
To enter the occupation, architectural and engineering managers typically need at least a bachelor’s degree and considerable work experience as an architect or engineer .
The median annual wage for architectural and engineering managers was $167,740 in May 2024.
Employment of architectural and engineering managers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.