Career field
Engineering & Architecture careers
Occupations that design and build machines, systems, structures, and the built environment. CampusPin lists 36 engineering & architecture occupations, with median pay ranging from $51,940 to $155,020 per year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024). Median pay is occupation-wide, not a starting wage or a guarantee.
Occupations in this field
- Computer hardware engineers$155,020
- Petroleum engineers$141,280
- Aerospace engineers$134,830
- Electronics engineers, except computer$127,590
- Nuclear engineers$127,520
- Chemical engineers$121,860
- Engineers, all other$117,750
- Electrical engineers$111,910
- Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors$109,660
- Materials engineers$108,310
- Bioengineers and biomedical engineers$106,950
- Marine engineers and naval architects$105,670
- Environmental engineers$104,170
- Mechanical engineers$102,320
- Industrial engineers$101,140
- Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers$101,020
- Civil engineers$99,590
- Architects, except landscape and naval$96,690
- Agricultural engineers$84,630
- Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians$79,830
- Landscape architects$79,660
- Cartographers and photogrammetrists$78,380
- Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other$77,390
- Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians$77,180
- Electrical and electronics drafters$73,720
- Surveyors$72,740
- Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians$70,760
- Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians$68,730
- Mechanical drafters$68,510
- Calibration technologists and technicians$65,040
- Industrial engineering technologists and technicians$64,790
- Architectural and civil drafters$64,280
- Civil engineering technologists and technicians$64,200
- Drafters, all other$62,010
- Environmental engineering technologists and technicians$58,890
- Surveying and mapping technicians$51,940
Majors that lead into this field
CampusPin majors whose program maps to occupations in this field via the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk.
Occupation data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (Employment Projections); wages are 2024 and projections cover 2024–2034. Figures are national, not institution-specific, and projections are estimates, not guarantees.