Alabama Department of Labor

SELECT Occupation Architecture and Engineering Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations Business and Financial Operations Occupations Community and Social Services Occupations Computer and Mathematical Occupations Construction and Extraction Occupations Education, Training and Library Occupations Farming, Fishing and Forestry Occupations Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Healthcare Support Occupations Installation, Maintenance and Repair Occupations Legal Occupations Life, Physical and Social Science Occupations Management Occupations Office and Administrative Support Occupations Personal Care and Service Occupations Production Occupations Protective Service Occupations Sales and Related Occupations Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Employment & Annual Average Job Openings by Occupation Statewide Table of Contents

Architecture and Engineering Employment & Annual Average Job Openings Base Year 2014 and Projected Year 2024

SOC Occupation 2014 2024 Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement 170000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations 42,600 45,720 0.71 1,385 330 1,055 171000 Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers 2,130 2,240 0.50 60 15 50 171011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 1,200 1,290 0.73 30 10 20 171012 Landscape Architects 70 70 0.00 0 0 0 171021 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 160 200 2.26 10 5 5 171022 Surveyors 710 690 -0.29 20 0 20 172000 Engineers 30,770 33,200 0.76 1,060 250 810 172011 Aerospace Engineers 4,240 4,550 0.71 150 30 120 172021 Agricultural Engineers 20 30 4.14 0 0 0 172031 Biomedical Engineers *** *** 1.55 5 0 0 172041 Chemical Engineers 510 550 0.76 20 5 15 172051 Civil Engineers 3,580 3,770 0.52 125 20 105 172061 Computer Hardware Engineers 1,330 1,460 0.94 40 10 25 172071 Electrical Engineers 5,030 5,360 0.64 145 35 110 172072 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,140 2,260 0.55 60 15 45 172081 Environmental Engineers 750 810 0.77 25 5 20 172111 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 450 490 0.86 15 5 15 172112 Industrial Engineers 4,380 5,000 1.33 190 60 130 172121 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects *** *** 1.73 5 0 5 172131 Materials Engineers 550 550 0.00 20 0 20 172141 Mechanical Engineers 3,480 4,100 1.65 170 60 110 172151 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 180 170 -0.57 5 0 5 172161 Nuclear Engineers *** *** -0.54 5 0 5 172171 Petroleum Engineers 140 150 0.69 5 0 5 172199 Engineers, All Other 3,570 3,530 -0.11 70 0 70 173000 Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians 9,700 10,280 0.58 265 70 195 173011 Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,020 990 -0.30 10 0 10 173012 Electrical and Electronics Drafters 420 460 0.91 10 5 5 173013 Mechanical Drafters 740 770 0.40 10 5 10 173019 Drafters, All Other 210 220 0.47 5 0 0 173021 Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 220 260 1.68 10 5 5 173022 Civil Engineering Technicians 1,230 1,270 0.32 35 5 30 173023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 2,090 2,270 0.83 70 20 50 173024 Electro-Mechanical Technicians 70 80 1.34 5 0 0 173025 Environmental Engineering Technicians 250 240 -0.41 5 0 5 173026 Industrial Engineering Technicians 1,020 1,170 1.38 40 15 25 173027 Mechanical Engineering Technicians 770 920 1.80 35 15 20 173029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 850 880 0.35 25 5 20 173031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians 810 750 -0.77 10 0 10

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 (2014) and projected (2024) 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.