A new 2015 market research report by Research and Markets provides an in-depth evaluation of the architectural services industry in the United States.
Sample findings:
* In 2011, industry sales were $27 billion.
* Over the past 3 years, the industry has grown at an annual rate of 3.5%.
* There are 19,731 companies in the industry.
* In 2012, the average sales per establishment was $1.4 million.
* From 2009 to 2014, the number of companies with 10-99 employees declined -17.9%.
* 65.7% of companies are profitable in the industry.
* The average revenue per employee is $193,489.
* 0.4% of revenues are spent on advertising.
* In 2014, industry operating expenses grew 7.4%.
* In 2014, payroll per employee was $73,758.
Learn more here.





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