These are the people that are responsible for building roads, bridges, skyscrapers and houses.  Outside of the building trades, engineers has many other disciplines to include mining, aerospace and electronics. The mean hourly range for all architecture and engineering positions is $35.38 per hour with the mean annual salary of $73,590*.

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Architect - Marshall E. Purnell

Mr. Purnell, in 2007, was elected to serve as the 2007 First Vice President/ President-elect / 2008 President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC. Purnell, an AIA regional director from the Mid-Atlantic Region and design principal of Devrouax+Purnell Architects and Planners PC, Washington, DC, has been involved in numerous AIA activities, including service on the Board Advocacy and Diversity committees, as well as on the AIA Scholarship, Historic Resources and Housing committees. He has also been involved in leadership at the local component level through the AIA District of Columbia chapter and is a fellow of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), of which he was elected president, and to several other executive positions.

* The salary information for each profession comes from the U.S. Board of Labor & Statistics and represents 2009 averages based on statistics gathered from metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. For a listing of other professions not listed on our site, visit the U.S. Board of Labor & Statistics website.