# Architectural and Engineering Managers

> Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 11-9041.00
- **Summary:** Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

## Aliases

- Engineering Director
- Engineering Program Manager
- Project Engineering Manager
- Project Manager
- Civil Engineering Manager
- Electrical Engineering Manager
- Engineering Group Manager
- Mechanical Engineering Manager
- Process Engineering Manager
- Architect Manager
- Architectural Project Manager
- Civil Project Manager (Civil PM)

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.i |
| Direct, review, or approve project design changes. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.j |
| Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications. | Core | 4.A.4.a.7.b |
| Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.a |
| Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients. | Core | 4.A.4.a.1.b |
| Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.j |
| Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.c |
| Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Plan or direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, or repair of facilities or equipment. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Identify environmental threats or opportunities associated with the development and launch of new technologies. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Establish scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.v |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Direct facility maintenance or repair activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Communicate organizational information to customers or other stakeholders. | 4.A.4.a.1.b |
| Negotiate project specifications. | 4.A.4.a.7.b |
| Implement organizational process or policy changes. | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices. | 4.A.2.b.2.q |
| Analyze impact of legal or regulatory changes. | 4.A.2.a.4.i |
| Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities. | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Identify environmental concerns. | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Manage construction activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.i |
| Analyze data to determine project feasibility. | 4.A.2.a.1.j |
| Manage operations, research, or logistics projects. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets. | 4.A.3.b.6.a |
| Prepare operational budgets. | 4.A.4.b.4.h |
| Estimate demand for products or services. | 4.A.2.a.4.b |
| Analyze market research data. | 4.A.2.a.4.b |
| Manage human resources activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.f |
| Approve expenditures. | 4.A.2.b.1.c |
| Develop organizational policies or programs. | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures. | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources. | 4.A.4.c.3.e |
| Develop organizational goals or objectives. | 4.A.2.b.2.v |
| Present information to the public. | 4.A.4.a.3.b |
| Promote products, services, or programs. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |
| Communicate with government agencies. | 4.A.4.b.1.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Design | knowledge | 4.32 |
| Engineering and Technology | knowledge | 4.29 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 4 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.92 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.89 |
| Mathematics | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.87 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.82 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.75 |
| Visualization | ability | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.75 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.66 |
| Originality | ability | 3.62 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.38 |
| Number Facility | ability | 3.38 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Unix | Specialized Skill |
| Shell Script | Specialized Skill |
| PostgreSQL | Specialized Skill |
| Node.js | Specialized Skill |
| NoSQL | Specialized Skill |
| MySQL | Specialized Skill |
| MongoDB | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Linux | Specialized Skill |
| Github | Specialized Skill |
| Elasticsearch | Specialized Skill |
| Autodesk Revit | Specialized Skill |
| Atlassian Confluence | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Maven | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Ansible software | Expert system software | yes | no |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hive | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Kafka | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Apache Maven | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Atlassian Confluence | Project management software | yes | no |
| Atlassian JIRA | Content workflow software | yes | no |
| Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| C | Development environment software | yes | no |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| Chef | Configuration management software | yes | no |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Django | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Docker | Application server software | yes | no |
| Elasticsearch | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes | no |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes | no |
| Git | File versioning software | yes | no |
| GitHub | Application server software | yes | no |
| Go | Development environment software | yes | no |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software | yes | no |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| JavaScript Object Notation JSON | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Kronos Workforce Timekeeper | Time accounting software | yes | no |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 5 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.91 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.88 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.88 |
| Contact With Others | 4.54 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.53 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.52 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.52 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.21 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.21 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4.19 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.15 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.99 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.99 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.96 |
| Time Pressure | 3.79 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.48 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.38 |
| Level of Competition | 3.38 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.29 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.22 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 3.08 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.05 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.05 |
| Public Speaking | 2.97 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.82 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.6 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.52 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.25 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.25 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.2 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 2.18 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.16 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.04 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.91 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 1.76 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.7 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 1.7 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.68 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.56 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 5
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- **Education:** 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).
- **Experience:** Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- **Svp Range:** (8.0 and above)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 45.52 |
| Master's Degree | 27.04 |
| First Professional Degree | 12.15 |
| Post-Master's Certificate | 11.85 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 1.15 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 1.15 |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.15 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dependability | work_style | 10 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 9 |
| Integrity | work_style | 8 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 7 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 6.4 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 6.33 |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 6 |
| Business Initiatives | specific_interest_area | 5.26 |
| Achievement Orientation | work_style | 5 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 4.95 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 4.56 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.43 |
| Innovation | work_style | 4 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 3.83 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 3.34 |
| Leadership Orientation | work_style | 3 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13-1082.00 | role-13-1082-00 | Project Management Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 17-2112.00 | role-17-2112-00 | Industrial Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 13-1081.01 | role-13-1081-01 | Logistics Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 17-2071.00 | role-17-2071-00 | Electrical Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 25-1032.00 | role-25-1032-00 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 17-3011.00 | role-17-3011-00 | Architectural and Civil Drafters | Primary-Long |
| 17-2199.05 | role-17-2199-05 | Mechatronics Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 17-2072.00 | role-17-2072-00 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | Primary-Long |
| 11-9121.00 | role-11-9121-00 | Natural Sciences Managers | Primary-Long |
| 11-9041.01 | role-11-9041-01 | Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | Primary-Long |
| 17-3022.00 | role-17-3022-00 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Supplemental |
| 17-3027.00 | role-17-3027-00 | Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Advanced Manufacturing | advanced-manufacturing |
| Agriculture | agriculture |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Design | arts-entertainment-design |
| Construction | construction |
| Energy & Natural Resources | energy-natural-resources |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Architecture and Related Services | architecture-and-related-services |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Engineering | engineering |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | engineering-engineering-related-technologies-technicians |
| Physical Sciences | physical-sciences |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 167740
- **Mean Wage:** 175710
- **Pct10Wage:** 111450
- **Pct25Wage:** 134930
- **Pct75Wage:** 207210
- **Employment:** 210340
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 77010 | 169210 | 5.24 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 73820 | 166850 | 4.24 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 44790 | 167720 | 28.4 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 11580 | 173200 | 3.02 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 8030 | 167760 | 0.98 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 4690 | 165300 | 5.93 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 4050 | 153510 | 0.37 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 3470 | 204010 | 0.87 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 2320 | 169200 | 0.23 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 1880 | 206480 | 2.4 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 1800 | 143730 | 7.74 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 930 | 175620 | 0.11 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 44790 | 28.4 |
| 221113 | 221113 | Nuclear Electric Power Generation | National industry | 690 | 13.62 |
| 221115 | 221115 | Wind Electric Power Generation | National industry | 170 | 12.55 |
| 221114 | 221114 | Solar Electric Power Generation | National industry | 200 | 10.51 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 1800 | 7.74 |
| 221112 | 221112 | Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | National industry | 650 | 6.68 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 4690 | 5.93 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 77010 | 5.24 |
- **Count:** 34

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.017 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.8370105 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.326039 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.647411 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 70
- **Percentile:** 70
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 68 | felten_aioe |
| 85 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 56 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.8370105 | 68 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9428571428571428 | 85 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.16339043628436287 | 56 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.017
- **Percentile:** 13
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0
- **Beta:** 0.4714285714285714
- **Gamma:** 0.9428571428571428

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients. | 0.05001869281743896 | 3.46 |
| Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts. | 0.02444445357402561 | 3.47 |
| Develop or implement programs to improve sustainability or reduce the environmental impacts of engineering or architecture activities or operations. | 0.004519142677550953 | 3.1 |
| Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications. | 0.002567694703153951 | 3.84 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3.8
- **Growth Percentile:** 62
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 14.5
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 73
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 212.5
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 220.5

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 4
- **Task Count:** 8
- **Total Sample:** 888
- **Autonomy Median:** 4
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Automation Share:** 26
- **Augmentation Share:** 66.3
- **Work Use Percent:** 74

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 46.27 |
| directive | 26 |
| validation | 10.45 |
| learning | 9.58 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| work | 74 |
| personal | 14.55 |
| coursework | 7.46 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients. | 0.06360795099387424 | task iteration | 4 | 636 |
| Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, and market demand. | 0.00750093761720215 | directive | 4 | 75 |
| Administer highway planning, construction, or maintenance. | 0.005700712589073635 | task iteration | 4 | 57 |
| Direct the engineering of water control, treatment, or distribution projects. | 0.003600450056257032 | task iteration | 4 | 36 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, and market demand. | 94.66666666666667 | 75 |
| Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients. | 94.65408805031447 | 636 |
| Administer highway planning, construction, or maintenance. | 92.98245614035088 | 57 |
| Direct the engineering of water control, treatment, or distribution projects. | 80.55555555555556 | 36 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Do this for me: assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, and market demand. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: administer highway planning, construction, or maintenance. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: direct the engineering of water control, treatment, or distribution projects. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 19
- **Skills:** 76
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 127
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 1c9176b00e88563f