Architecture & engineering · SOC 17-2131
Materials engineers
BLS projects 23,800 jobs in 2025 to become 25,600 by 2035 — +7.5%, against +3.5% across all occupations.
+7.5%
projected change to 2035
About 1,800 more jobs
1,300
openings a year
5.5% of the occupation a year, counting people who retire or move on
$112,860
median annual pay
Usually entered with: bachelor's degree
2025 to 2035
Employment at the start and end of the projection, in jobs.
- 2025 employment23,800
- 2035 projected25,600
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2025–2035 projections.
Other architecture & engineering occupations
The largest occupations in the same group, by projected change to 2035.
- Civil engineers380,600+6.4%
- Industrial engineers365,100+12.4%
- Mechanical engineers298,500+11.2%
- Electrical engineers199,700+9.9%
- Engineers, all other166,700+3.7%
- Architects, except landscape and naval124,600+4.3%
- Architectural and civil drafters104,100+5.2%
- Electronics engineers, except computer98,200+3.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program.