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Average Salary & Job Outlook
U.S. Minimum Wage
$10,712 Annually
Job opportunities for drafters will be more promising after attending a specialized school for at least two years.
The annual salary for drafters differs based on a number of factors such as specialty, location, and amount of responsibility. The average annual income for architectural and civil drafters was $48,740 in May 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual income for mechanical drafters was $51,200 in May 2010, and $55,960 for electrical and electronics drafters.
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Jobs with an engineering and drafting diploma or degree
Getting an engineering and drafting diploma or degree takes a lot of logical thinking and requires an aptitude for mathematics and science. These careers can be very rewarding because of the amount of help they supply to the environment and the world in general.
Here’s a quick look at some jobs you can get
with an engineering and drafting diploma or degree.
Computer software engineering workers
design and develop the software systems that control
computers. They set up operational specifications,
software requirements and use computer science, engineering
and mathematical techniques. Tasks computer software
engineers have evolve quickly, mirroring new areas
of specialization and ever growing changes in technology.
Architectural drafters prepare
detailed drawings of architectural and structural
features of buildings and relief maps used in other
engineering projects like highways and bridges. In
architectural drafting, workers may specialize in
a type of structure including residential and commercial
or kind of material used.
Environmental engineers design
and plan prevention, control and correction of environmental
health hazards by using various engineering knowledge
and techniques. They come up with solutions to environmental
problems using the principles in biology and chemistry.
Environmental engineering workers are involved in
water and air pollution control, recycling, waste
disposal and other issues affecting public health.
Other drafting and engineering
occupations include:
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Drafting jobs:
- Process piping
- Aeronautical
- Mechanical
- Electronics
- Civil
- Electrical
- Commercial
- Survey
- Industrial
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Engineering jobs:
- Aerospace
- Sales
- Material
- Agricultural
- Petroleum
- Biomedical
- Nuclear
- Chemical
- Mining safety
- Geological
- Computer hardware
- Mechanical
- Electronic
- Marine and naval
- Industrial
- Health and safety
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