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Architectural technology majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an architectural technology degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in architectural technology. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 1,884 architectural technology major resumes to identify the jobs architectural technology majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a architectural technology degree

  1. Starting salary
    $83,000
    Job openings
    131,229
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Atlanta, GA;  Chicago, IL;  
    Job description:
    Architects plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures.
  2. Starting salary
    $68,000
    Job openings
    98,465
    Job description:
    Industrial designers develop the concepts for manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and toys. They combine art, business, and engineering to make products that people use every day. Industrial designers consider the function, aesthetics, production costs, and the usability of products when developing new product concepts.
  3. Starting salary
    $54,000
    Job openings
    94,621
    Job description:
    Architects plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures.
  4. Starting salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    54,358
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  5. Starting salary
    $41,000
    Job openings
    57,981
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Atlanta, GA;  
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  6. Starting salary
    $40,000
    Job openings
    92,503
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  7. Starting salary
    $37,000
    Job openings
    7,139
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Houston, TX;  Miami, FL;  
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  8. Starting salary
    $37,000
    Job openings
    48,394
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Los Angeles, CA;  Houston, TX;  
    Job description:
    Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.
  9. Starting salary
    $33,000
    Job openings
    16,907
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  New York, NY;  Miami, FL;  
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  10. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    51,193
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  New York, NY;  Miami, FL;  
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.

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Zippia created an architectural technology career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in architectural technology. The map shows the most common jobs architectural technology majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average architectural technology major salary

Architectural technology major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with an architectural technology bachelor's degree who work in the technology industry have an average salary of $84,321, while those graduates who work in the manufacturing industry have an average salary of $53,060. If pay is important to you, then you should look for architectural technology jobs in the technology industry.

Average architectural technology major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage architectural technology salary Architectural technology salary range
1Technology
$84,321
$43k
$112k
2Finance
$69,241
$43k
$112k
3Professional
$63,586
$43k
$112k
4Construction
$55,635
$43k
$112k
5Manufacturing
$53,060
$43k
$112k

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