Vocational Programs for Drafters Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $66,840 and $32 per hour. 17 vocational programs could be taken for the Drafters career. Based on BLS data, a total of 193,180 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Drafters is $14,111. The average length of the programs is 781 hours and the average completion time is 11.99 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Drafters Career

The following 17 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Drafters.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Drafters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Architectural Technology/Technician	39	$26,980	-	-	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	7	$39,945	-	-	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	36	$25,839	-	594 Hours	9.81 Months
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	249	$15,883	$2,702	316 Hours	10.67 Months
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	86	$22,533	$3,828	40 Hours	9.60 Months
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	16	$18,519	$3,476	1,958 Hours	17.00 Months
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician	29	$5,957	$1,662	1,182 Hours	16.50 Months
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	82	$24,454	-	48 Hours	13.00 Months
Surveying Technology/Surveying	62	$19,411	-	-	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	249	$4,528	$192	1,100 Hours	14.33 Months
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	189	$29,540	$1,960	-	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	107	$8,000	$101	900 Hours	9.00 Months
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	24	$21,386	-	-	-
Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD	10	-	-	-	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	115	$27,552	-	-	-
3-D Modeling and Design Technology/Technician	8	$7,930	$878	889 Hours	8.00 Months
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	8	$16,791	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Drafters Career

The following 75 occupations are related to Drafters.

Related Occupations toDrafters
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Construction Managers	329K	$116,960	$56
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	111K	$100,400	$48
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	12,330	$78,810	$38
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Aerospace Engineers	66,660	$134,330	$65
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	9,960	$108,110	$52
Materials Engineers	24,630	$110,430	$53
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Architectural and Civil Drafters	111K	$65,000	$31
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Mechanical Drafters	44,850	$69,920	$34
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	63,560	$63,770	$31
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	15,360	$72,430	$35
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	66,200	$75,290	$36
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Materials Scientists	8,810	$112,440	$54
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	24,620	$104,000	$50
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Physical Scientists, All Other	20,820	$119,050	$57
Geographers	1,460	$92,460	$44
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39
Lighting Technicians	9,520	$73,250	$35
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
Construction and Building Inspectors	134K	$72,880	$35
Avionics Technicians	21,280	$77,080	$37
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	7,920	$76,380	$37
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	138K	$76,260	$37
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	677K	$51,940	$25
Medical Equipment Repairers	64,400	$64,140	$31
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Machinists	291K	$54,600	$26
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	2,840	$64,920	$31
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	2,150	$54,550	$26
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	6,660	$60,110	$29
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	585K	$49,260	$24
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	188K	$51,030	$25
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	28,030	$67,650	$33
Traffic Technicians	7,530	$56,680	$27

Schools offering vocational programs for Drafters

The following 697 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Drafters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.