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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Architecture and Engineering Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2016 - 2026 Annual				1Q2018 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2016	2026	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	35,407	41,066	5,659	16.0%	946	1,720	566	3,232	$41.18	$85,645
Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers		3,083	3,289	206	6.7%	83	140	21	244
	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	2,017	2,123	106	5.3%	52	92	11	155	$40.18	$83,583	Bachelors Internship/ Residency

	Landscape Architects	427	455	28	6.6%	11	20	3	34	$37.66	$78,343	Bachelors Internship/ Residency

	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	78	85	7	9.0%	2	3	1	6	$33.32	$69,306	Bachelors

	Surveyors	561	626	65	11.6%	17	24	6	47	$29.35	$61,050	Bachelors Internship/ Residency
Engineers		23,473	27,393	3,920	16.7%	564	1,061	392	2,017
	Aerospace Engineers	1,799	2,161	362	20.1%	45	71	36	152	$55.17	$114,758	Bachelors

	Biomedical Engineers	170	188	18	10.6%	4	8	2	14	$48.43	$100,734	Bachelors

	Chemical Engineers	276	305	29	10.5%	6	12	3	21	$45.51	$94,672	Bachelors

	Civil Engineers	3,441	3,776	335	9.7%	78	178	34	290	$43.71	$90,915	Bachelors

	Computer Hardware Engineers	367	401	34	9.3%	8	16	3	27	$47.25	$98,277	Bachelors

	Electrical Engineers	2,360	2,596	236	10.0%	56	99	24	179	$44.46	$92,458	Bachelors

	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	619	636	17	2.8%	14	25	2	41	$51.82	$107,782	Bachelors

	Environmental Engineers	673	739	66	9.8%	16	29	7	52	$41.98	$87,320	Bachelors

	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	142	160	18	12.7%	3	6	2	11	$47.09	$97,952	Bachelors

	Industrial Engineers	4,582	5,478	896	19.5%	115	205	90	410	$42.94	$89,321	Bachelors

	Materials Engineers	702	839	137	19.5%	24	30	14	68	$52.41	$109,010	Bachelors

	Mechanical Engineers	6,206	7,684	1,478	23.8%	141	289	148	578	$41.01	$85,299	Bachelors

	Nuclear Engineers	345	355	10	2.9%	9	16	1	26	$52.84	$109,924	Bachelors

	Engineers, All Other	1,507	1,703	196	13.0%	37	65	20	122	$48.56	$101,009	Bachelors
Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians		8,851	10,384	1,533	17.3%	299	519	153	971
	Architectural and Civil Drafters	858	927	69	8.0%	26	48	7	81	$29.70	$61,781	Associates

	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	450	523	73	16.2%	14	26	7	47	$26.78	$55,698	Associates

	Mechanical Drafters	1,977	2,548	571	28.9%	67	122	57	246	$29.10	$60,522	Associates

	Drafters, All Other	134	151	17	12.7%	4	8	2	14	$22.86	$47,534	Associates

	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	202	219	17	8.4%	7	11	2	20	$31.42	$65,345	Associates

	Civil Engineering Technicians	465	503	38	8.2%	16	26	4	46	$33.44	$69,549	Associates

	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	1,516	1,700	184	12.1%	51	85	18	154	$30.42	$63,274	Associates

	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	81	83	2	2.5%	3	4	0	7	$33.26	$69,184	Associates

	Environmental Engineering Technicians	154	182	28	18.2%	5	9	3	17	$26.24	$54,581	Associates

	Industrial Engineering Technicians	1,060	1,211	151	14.3%	36	60	15	111	$30.63	$63,700	Associates

	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	982	1,218	236	24.0%	35	58	24	117	$35.79	$74,434	Associates

	Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	570	679	109	19.1%	20	33	11	64	$30.28	$62,989	Associates

	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	402	440	38	9.4%	14	30	4	48	$26.27	$54,652	HS Mod. OJT


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