Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-9041.00
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
- US jobs
- 220,260
- Median wage
- $171,270 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of architectural and engineering managers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
6% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 16%Develop operational or technical procedures or standardsNot measured
- 9%Evaluate green technologies or processesNot measured
- 7%Analyze data to improve operationsNot measured
- 7%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 5%Develop sustainable organizational or business policies or practicesNot measured
- 5%Direct construction or extraction activitiesNot measured
- 4%Authorize business activities or transactionsNot measured
- 4%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
- Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
- Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
- Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts.
- Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients.
- Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures.
- Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand.
- Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates.
- Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work.
- Establish scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
- Direct recruitment, placement, and evaluation of architecture or engineering project staff.
- Perform administrative functions, such as reviewing or writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, or purchasing of materials or services.
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Civil Engineering Manager · Electrical Engineering Manager · Engineering Director · Engineering Group Manager · Engineering Program Manager · Mechanical Engineering Manager · Process Engineering Manager · Project Engineering Manager · Project Manager · Architect Manager · Architectural Project Manager · Civil Project Manager (Civil PM) · Data Engineering Director · Data Engineering Manager · Electrical Engineering Director · Electrical Project Manager (Electrical PM) · Electronics Engineering Manager · Engineering Design Manager · Engineering Project Manager · Engineering Project Specialist · Engineering Research Manager · Engineering Supervisor · Environmental Engineering Manager · Global Engineering Manager · Mechanical Engineering Director · Mechanical Project Manager (MPM) · Product Development Director · Project Coordinator · Prototype Engineer Manager · Research and Development Manager (R&D Manager) · Research Development Manager · Research Manager · Transmitter Engineer-in-Charge