Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers

Occupational Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields. Excludes “Natural Sciences Managers" (11-9121).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	130	13	$65.32/hr	$46.15/hr	$53.52/hr	$61.49/hr	$75.08/hr	$84.88/hr

Leading Industries for Architectural and Engineering Managers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	60	$75.29/hr
Manufacturing	2,130	$80.14/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	440	$82.20/hr
Information	30	$79.62/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	1,350	$86.94/hr
Education and Health Services	40	$80.51/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	110	$75.19/hr

Other Regional Data for Architectural and Engineering Managers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	10	$71.94/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	40	$72.87/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	50	$72.45/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	60	$75.37/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	80	$68.37/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	100	$66.38/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	110	$75.69/hr	5.2%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	110	$72.30/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	110	$63.21/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	120	$85.31/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	120	$61.34/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	130	$61.49/hr	6.9%
Southwest Minnesota	130	$72.72/hr	5.5%
Southeast Balance of State	170	$72.65/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	220	$77.56/hr	9.4%
Southeast Minnesota	270	$79.43/hr	5.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	3,230	$83.05/hr	7.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	3,410	$83.06/hr	N/A
Minnesota	4,190	$81.73/hr	7.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Industrial Engineers	18,000	$49.54/hr	16.6%
Petroleum Engineers	60	$62.70/hr	10.1%
Electrical Engineers	3,430	$51.28/hr	4.9%
Engineers, All Other	1,380	$56.89/hr	7.2%
Industrial Production Managers	5,130	$56.51/hr	5.4%
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	1,480	$38.13/hr	4.1%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	290	$55.32/hr	5.3%
Mechanical Engineers	5,970	$48.27/hr	13.7%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	560	$38.03/hr	5.9%
Mechanical Drafters	1,450	$35.66/hr	-3.6%

Task for Architectural and Engineering Managers

Administer highway planning, construction, or maintenance.
Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand.
Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.
Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates.
Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures.
Design or execute solvent or product recovery experiments in laboratory or field settings.
Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.