Mechanical Drafters Career

The role of Mechanical Drafters is to prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $69,920 and $34 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Mechanical Drafters career. Based on BLS data, a total of 44,850 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Mechanical Drafters is $13,295. The average length of the programs is 1,035 hours and the average completion time is 13.77 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Mechanical Drafters Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Mechanical Drafters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
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
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	-	-
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

Related Occupations to Mechanical Drafters Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Mechanical Drafters.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
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
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
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
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39
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
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	28,030	$67,650	$33

Vocational Programs for Mechanical Drafters Career

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$33.62

$69,920

Vocational Programs to Prepare Mechanical Drafters Career

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