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https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/US-Capitol-Dome-Looking-Up-at-the-Interior-scaled-e1685463100647.jpeg 1601w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="uabb-js-breakpoint" style="display: none;"></div> <div id="fl-main-content" class="fl-page-content" itemprop="mainContentOfPage" role="main"> <div class="fl-content-full container"> <div class="row"> <div class="fl-content col-md-12"> <article class="fl-post post-989 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" id="fl-post-989" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <div class="fl-post-content clearfix" itemprop="text"> <div class="fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-989 fl-builder-content-primary fl-builder-global-templates-locked" data-post-id="989"><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-t0u6xra9nw2d fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center content-single-col" data-node="t0u6xra9nw2d"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-85gmn0wc1lvk fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center" data-node="85gmn0wc1lvk"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-hi7eb1zqkvmx" data-node="hi7eb1zqkvmx"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-7aim4rwgdkbh max-800 centered" data-node="7aim4rwgdkbh"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h2 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">The Impact of the Engineering & Design Industry</span> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-ix9rc6owlp7b" data-node="ix9rc6owlp7b"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h6 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">Data Source: ACEC Research Institute Annual Economic Assessment & 5-Year Forecast</span> </h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-mleokh85rt6g fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="mleokh85rt6g"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"></div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-euinkc612j0b" data-node="euinkc612j0b"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-arsopluzykhi" data-node="arsopluzykhi"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-separator fl-node-1t38zcax2n5u" data-node="1t38zcax2n5u"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-separator"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-itfv6rcpmqeg fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center grid-cards grid-3-cards" data-node="itfv6rcpmqeg"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-dvpnhums9q2x fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="dvpnhums9q2x"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-20ofaejk7w45 fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="20ofaejk7w45"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-w0ih6asx54ct" data-node="w0ih6asx54ct"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-3899" src="https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_2206393723-scaled.jpg" alt="Soft Focus And Blurred Lighting Background Of Focus At Engineer" itemprop="image" title="Soft,Focus,And,Blurred,Lighting,Background,Of,Focus,At,Engineer" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-9u5pvql2aihg" data-node="9u5pvql2aihg"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h3 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">$558B GDP</span> </h3> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-bslhp1km3x52" data-node="bslhp1km3x52"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p class="p1">The engineering and design industry鈥檚 contribution to U.S. GDP grew 11.2% in 2021, accounting for 2.7% of U.S. GDP.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-crqi81bp4ods fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="crqi81bp4ods"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-7goami4ylbrn" data-node="7goami4ylbrn"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-3898 size-full" src="https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_195858659-scaled.jpg" alt="George,Washington,Bridge,At,Sunset,Over,Hudson,River." itemprop="image" height="1598" width="2400" title="George,Washington,Bridge,At,Sunset,Over,Hudson,River." srcset="https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_195858659-scaled.jpg 2400w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_195858659-600x399.jpg 600w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_195858659-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_195858659-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_195858659-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_195858659-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-uc2b4s6hyjal" data-node="uc2b4s6hyjal"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h3 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">$372B Total Revenue</span> </h3> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-72ab9c408i16" data-node="72ab9c408i16"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>A 9.7% hike over 2020 revenue, this output represents 1% of all U.S. output.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-lmyk0v84w5us fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center grid-cards grid-3-cards" data-node="lmyk0v84w5us"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-nocgey46i8f9 fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="nocgey46i8f9"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-wfq4saugl10x fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="wfq4saugl10x"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-msfhutgxd7wp" data-node="msfhutgxd7wp"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-3897 size-full" src="https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_406114573-scaled.jpg" alt="Construction,Site,Workers,-,Aerial,-,Top,View" itemprop="image" height="1600" width="2400" title="Construction,Site,Workers,-,Aerial,-,Top,View" srcset="https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_406114573-scaled.jpg 2400w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_406114573-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_406114573-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_406114573-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_406114573-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_406114573-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-vdhaiwyuq2t7" data-node="vdhaiwyuq2t7"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h3 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">4.7M Jobs</span> </h3> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-1mgcq9zod8vy" data-node="1mgcq9zod8vy"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p class="p1">The engineering and design industry directly employs 1.5 million workers plus another 3.2 million upstream and downstream workers - 3.8% of total U.S employment.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-i4eat60sywqz fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="i4eat60sywqz"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-vh6g8cz15tda" data-node="vh6g8cz15tda"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-3896" src="https://www.acec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_1719054790-scaled.jpg" alt="Colleagues,Interior,Designer,Corporate,Achievement,Planning,Design,On,Blueprint,Teamwork" itemprop="image" title="Colleagues,Interior,Designer,Corporate,Achievement,Planning,Design,On,Blueprint,Teamwork" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-mfu98gats0hj" data-node="mfu98gats0hj"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h3 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">$335B Wages</span> </h3> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-mnbhy0pje6ic" data-node="mnbhy0pje6ic"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p class="p1">Total engineering and design services wages grew 5.1% over 2020 with an average wage of $100,200.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-cr57jf2x804b fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center content-single-col" data-node="cr57jf2x804b"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-7jf9tuyx2mgh fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center" data-node="7jf9tuyx2mgh"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-d4ozi32aqlv6" data-node="d4ozi32aqlv6"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-x3e1j79sztuk max-800 centered" data-node="x3e1j79sztuk"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h2 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">ACEC's Advocacy Priorities</span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-ipuaq5t2l03c fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="ipuaq5t2l03c"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"></div> </div> </div> <div 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