Employment & Annual Average Job Openings by Occupation Statewide
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Architecture and Engineering Employment & Annual Average Job Openings
Base Year 2010 and Projected Year 2020
SOCOccupation 20102020Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement
170000Architecture and Engineering Occupations 41,14044,9400.891,335390945
171000Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers 2,5302,8701.27903555
171011Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 1,2001,4101.63502030
171012Landscape Architects 2102300.91505
171021Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 5406001.0615510
171022Surveyors 5806300.8315510
172000Engineers 29,04031,7300.89990280715
172011Aerospace Engineers 3,2503,7001.311204575
172021Agricultural Engineers 2010-6.70000
172031Biomedical Engineers ******0.00000
172041Chemical Engineers 5305901.0820510
172051Civil Engineers 3,8504,4001.341505595
172061Computer Hardware Engineers 1,2901,4100.89401030
172071Electrical Engineers 4,1304,5901.061354590
172072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,8901,9800.47501040
172081Environmental Engineers 9101,0201.15351020
172111Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety 4304500.4615510
172112Industrial Engineers 3,7604,2201.1615545110
172121Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 1501701.26505
172131Materials Engineers 4204300.2415015
172141Mechanical Engineers 3,2503,6301.1115040110
172151Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining 2402701.181055
172161Nuclear Engineers ******-0.42505
172171Petroleum Engineers ******2.92500
172199Engineers, All Other 4,5904,490-0.2285085
173000Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians 9,58010,3400.7725075175
173011Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,2401,230-0.0815015
173012Electrical and Electronics Drafters 4805200.801055
173013Mechanical Drafters 7307600.4015510
173019Drafters, All Other 3003601.841055
173021Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 2302701.621055
173022Civil Engineering Technicians 6006100.1715010
173023Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 1,9902,1500.78551540
173024Electro-Mechanical Technicians 60600.00000
173025Environmental Engineering Technicians 7308601.65301515
173026Industrial Engineering Technicians 8909700.86251020
173027Mechanical Engineering Technicians 5806801.60201010
173029Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Othe7207200.0015015
173031Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1,0301,1601.20301520
Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2010) and projected (2020) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality.
*** The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.