Jobs / Architecture and engineering / 17-1011.00
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
- US jobs
- 106,770
- Median wage
- $99,280 a year
- Job family
- Architecture and engineering
Can agents do the work of architects, except landscape and naval?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Architecture and engineering:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests architecture or engineering design work, such as CAD modeling or engineering calculations.
- Project levelNot yetWhole projects are mostly out of reach. The Remote Labor Index includes 3D, CAD, and architecture projects; across all its projects, the best agent completed 15.8% to a standard a client would accept. GDPval includes mechanical engineers, and its deliverables score higher, but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.
- Plan or design structures such as residences, office buildings, theatres, factories, or other structural properties in accordance with environmental, safety, or other regulations.
- Meet with clients to review or discuss architectural drawings.
- Prepare contract documents for building contractors.
- Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details for its construction.
- Conduct periodic on-site observations of construction work to monitor compliance with plans.
- Consult with clients to determine functional or spatial requirements of structures.
- Integrate engineering elements into unified architectural designs.
- Plan layouts of structural architectural projects.
- Direct activities of technicians engaged in preparing drawings or specification documents.
- Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.
- Administer construction contracts.
Other job titles for this occupation (22)
Architect · Architectural Designer · Design Architect · Planner · Project Architect · Specifications Writer · Building Architect · Building Consultant · Building Information Modeling Specialist (BIM Specialist) · Commercial Green Building Architect · Commercial Green Building Designer · Commercial Green Retrofit Architect · Facilities Planner · Green Building Architect · Green Building Design Specialist · Healthcare Architect · Healthcare Project Architect · Interior Architect · Licensed Architect · Registered Architect (RA) · Space Planner · Structural Architect