Washington · SOC 17-0000 · Annual, 2025
Architecture and engineering occupations in Washington
Employment and average annual wage for SOC 17-0000 in Washington, 2004–2025, from DTG's OEWS-based estimates.
In 2025, about 79,300 people in Washington worked in architecture and engineering occupations (SOC 17-0000), with an average annual wage of $139,610.
Employment in architecture and engineering occupations in Washington grew 21.4% from 2004 to 2025. This occupation group is 1.3× as concentrated in Washington as in the nation as a whole (location quotient 1.32). The average wage in this occupation group is 40.5% above the all-occupations average in Washington. Quarterly values, full occupation detail and projections to 2036 for Washington are included with a free account. County-level detail is part of every paid plan, or one county free for seven days.
- 79,300Employment, 2025
- $139,610Mean annual wage
- 2.2%Share of Washington jobs
- 1.32Location quotient
Employment, 2004 to 2025
Annual average · all ownerships
Annual employment, 2004–2025: 2004 65,400; 2005 67,600; 2006 70,300; 2007 74,000; 2008 76,200; 2009 72,100; 2010 70,800; 2011 72,800; 2012 74,400; 2013 75,000; 2014 75,300; 2015 76,300; 2016 76,600; 2017 75,500; 2018 76,400; 2019 78,600; 2020 77,100; 2021 73,900; 2022 77,000; 2023 78,300; 2024 79,300; 2025 79,300.
Last ten years
Annual · 10 years
| Year | Employment | Mean annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79,331 | $139,607 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 79,320 | $132,566 | 1.3% |
| 2023 | 78,343 | $124,905 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 77,004 | $122,184 | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 73,924 | $117,916 | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 77,127 | $116,017 | 1.8% |
| 2019 | 78,580 | $109,937 | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 76,384 | $106,411 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 75,457 | $99,777 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 76,608 | $95,683 | 0.4% |
The full history from 2004 and quarterly values are available with a free account.
Where these numbers come from
Reading these figures
The figures on this page come from one named vintage, stated below, and are annual values for all ownerships combined. Every occupation value is a DTG estimate: there is no published county or state census of occupations to report, so no value here is marked as published or estimated, and none carries a reliability score. Quarterly figures, county figures, detailed occupations and projected years are in the app.
How these figures are built
DTG’s industry employment fixes how many jobs there are in each industry in the state. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national industry-occupation matrix says how each industry is staffed, and the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey says how many people work in each occupation in the area and what they earn. DTG makes the three agree, so occupation employment sums to the same totals as industry employment. Employment is the annual average; the mean annual wage is the year’s total occupation wages divided by that average employment. The construction is described in full on the occupation data page.
Notes
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Architecture and engineering occupations in Washington, quarterly, at full depth
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