The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.

JOB SCORE

7.7/10

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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

11% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): This occupation appears difficult to replace end-to-end with current or near-future automation, including AI software and robotics. Roles in this range usually depend on human judgement, creativity, care, leadership, specialist expertise, or adapting to messy real-world situations. AI and machines may still change parts of the work, but the occupation is likely to remain a distinct human role.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Thinking creatively

Very important

Why this matters

Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.

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Coordinating others’ work

Very important

Why this matters

Bringing people together, assigning tasks, and keeping a group aligned so work gets done.

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Decision-making and problem solving

Very important

Why this matters

Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.

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Communicating with people outside the organization

Very important

Why this matters

Represents the organization to customers, the public, or government—handling questions, concerns, and relationship-building through conversations, writing, calls, or email.

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Social perceptiveness

Quite important

Why this matters

Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.

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Negotiation

Quite important

Why this matters

Bringing people together to reconcile differences, trade off priorities, and reach agreements—work that depends on trust, persuasion, and reading the situation.

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Coaching and developing others

Quite important

Why this matters

Helps people learn and improve through coaching, mentoring, and feedback. This relies on trust, motivation, and adapting guidance to each person—work that’s hard to replace end-to-end with automation.

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Consulting and advising others

Quite important

Why this matters

Provide guidance and expert advice to managers or teams on technical, system, or process decisions—explaining options, tradeoffs, and recommended actions.

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Active learning

Quite important

Why this matters

Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.

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What users think

Based on 278 votes

31% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 11% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Architectural and Engineering Managers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Sentiment

Based on user votes over time

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers was $167,740 ($81 per hour).

The median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers was 238.9% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Architectural and Engineering Managers' job openings is expected to rise 3.8% by 2034

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Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 210,340 people employed as 'Architectural and Engineering Managers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.14% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 733 people are employed as 'Architectural and Engineering Managers'.

What people are saying (16)

Pugazharasan E (Low)

19 Sep 2024 08:40

The job requires consistent and unique efforts. Each job is different.

mathi

04 Sep 2024 13:01

Needs leadership skills to get the job tasks done

Mathi (No chance)

04 Sep 2024 13:00

Need a lot decision making and monitoring of work progress

Paulina Lara (Low)

11 Jan 2024 05:55

Even AI could have optional ways to solve problems in day to day, also design and creativity takes a huge part of the work. At the same time the manager has to deal with customer attention all time, and a good solution may be critical to the final client.

benja (Low)

02 Nov 2023 15:25

because the person is more creative

Tiwaz

31 Aug 2021 08:31

The comments here are really wrong. Did all of you read the description?? It says, Managers. That means Management Engineers. Not Architects, which is another job description. Apart from that, this occupation won't be replaced by AI. Management is far beyond any AI/Robot capabilities and especially such complex like systems engineering which is directed by Manager Engineers.

Tainá

01 Apr 2021 18:12

I believe that architecture will still change more and become something more technological, yet it will be essential that you have hands and human mind behind the projects.

The Thing (Uncertain)

21 Mar 2021 12:09

It is quite obvious that robots/AI will have the ability to carry out architectural and engineering performances, possibly much more effectively than humans since they would be built with such complex thinking systems. Therefore, the chances of replacement seem prominent. However, it should also be noted that co ordination occupies a vast proportion of such jobs. It may be discomforting or disrupting to be communicative with such technology. Hence, people may prefer humans. Conclusively, it could go either way.

Georgio

20 Jan 2021 11:52

Disregard the old comments. Engineering managers are engineers who work with projects, human resources, costs, systems, supply chain etc. The won't be replaced at all by AI. These project management engineers will be always needed for the interdisciplinary skills and team leading and communication to get the job done.

Jacob

16 Nov 2020 03:41

Well design is only 20% of an architects work in terms of hours on design/build project 50% is spent on site resolving issues with contractors, lawyers, accountants, gov. Offices..... Its biggest opportunity is speeding up this process, not design decisions. Also 3d rendering

Ahmed Zaffir (No chance)

19 Sep 2020 08:27

Because architecture requires an artistic touch. Sure base designs can be automated but we're humans and thus we will crave for something beyond such designs and therefore I think human architects will still prosper (I myself am just an aspirant so I'm not spouting facts this is simply my opinion)

E Suresh RAJ (Moderate)

06 Sep 2020 15:53

By now, Engineers knows the ability of constructing high complex shape buildings using 3D Design software, this itself a start of AI in this field and near future AI will take over the Design shapes of buildings and solutions as well.

Elizabeth

02 Sep 2020 03:38

I think architect needs creativity, and needs building complex relationships with people. So architect will be not disappeared.

Zoe

02 Sep 2020 03:36

왜그렇게 다 비관적인거지 교체될 가능성 1.7%밖에 안나왔는데. 건축설계사는 기본적으로 창의력이 필요하니까 교체될 가능성 적을거고 사람 사이에 대화도 많이 필요하니까 아직 건축설계사 미래는 창창함

Philippe R. (Low)

06 Aug 2020 16:35

When the AI will reach a certain level, the design of its supporting computing architecture will be revisited by the AI itself. By analyzing the constraints of its own architecture, an AI machine could invent a different architecture and become its own designer in a certain extend.

Liam (Highly likely)

12 Nov 2019 23:39

Robots can draw

Job description

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

O*NET-SOC code: 11-9041.00

Architectural and Engineering Managers

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At a glance

Occupation snapshot

Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

Human strengths important in this job

Thinking creatively

Coordinating others’ work

Decision-making and problem solving

Communicating with people outside the organization

Social perceptiveness

Negotiation

Coaching and developing others

Consulting and advising others

Active learning

What users think

What do you think the risk of automation is?

Sentiment

How opinions have changed over time

Pay & outlook

Wages

Wages over time

Growth

Total employment, and estimated job openings

Volume

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What people are saying (16)

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