US Has the Highest Salaries in the Global Construction Industry
2013-07-15
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Last week, the National Endowment for the Arts analyzed the US construction industry by surveying different groups, with data from 2006 to 2010, reporting on the race, gender, age and income of architects in each state. The data showed which state had the highest salaries, which had the lowest, the best and worst occupational genders, and the average age of practitioners.
The widely held view is that New York and California are the two key regions of the US construction industry, and their data shares account for nearly more than a quarter of the national total (9.81% and 15.51% respectively). However, the survey also compared the number of architects with the total population, and unsurprisingly, New York and California ranked fourth and tenth respectively, Hawaii ranked second, and Massachusetts ranked third.
The District of Columbia, including its own data, is also a very interesting comparison. In terms of the number of architects, the district has four times the national average relative to the total population. DC architects are relatively young, have better salaries, and are racially diverse. These architects cover most major cities and also include some rural communities.
Nationwide, one in four architects is a woman. Although this is somewhat better than in the UK, it still cannot be called positive and good. In some states, previous data showed rates well above average, such as Massachusetts, Maryland, Montana and Delaware, where one in three architects is a woman. But in Arkansas, Wyoming and West Virginia, only one in ten architects is a woman. A similar pattern appears in terms of race—80% of known architects nationwide are white, except in Hawaii (48.5% are Asian and only 32.1% are white). In every state, at least two of every three architects are white. In fact, in 38 of the 50 US states, their racial situation is below the national average of 80%. Without the racially diverse California, Florida, Texas and New York, this figure might be even higher. In Arkansas, Wyoming and the Dakotas, architects are all white.
In some areas, the data also examined the relationship between architects and their ages: for example, in Wyoming, one third of architects are around 60 years old, and only 8.3% are under 40. In North Dakota, another pattern emerged: 40% of architects are under 40, which is in line with the national average, but there is not a single architect between 40 and 49. The other end of the age range is more interesting: in South Dakota, architects are all over 70. Differences in salary levels may be a key reason for architects to consider changing regions. Interestingly, Mississippi may be a good place to start a career, because no architect there earns less than $25,000 a year. Those hoping to make big money can consider working in New Jersey, Hawaii, California and Vermont, and correspondingly avoid Montana and West Virginia.
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