Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $67,700 and $33 per hour. 70 vocational programs could be taken for the Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 641,350 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians is $12,498. The average length of the programs is 690 hours and the average completion time is 9.66 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians
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	-	-	-
Engineering Technology	1,097	$24,560	-	594 Hours	9.81 Months
Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians	6	$32,675	-	-	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	36	$25,839	-	594 Hours	9.81 Months
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	50	$23,833	-	-	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	249	$15,883	$2,702	316 Hours	10.67 Months
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician	22	$27,466	-	40 Hours	1.00 Months
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	33	$31,801	-	-	-
Audio Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$55,877	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	46	$5,371	$1,283	764 Hours	9.75 Months
Biomedical Technology/Technician	55	$19,290	-	-	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	86	$22,533	$3,828	40 Hours	9.60 Months
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	64	$13,824	$1,764	1,579 Hours	14.33 Months
Robotics Technology/Technician	53	$27,927	-	-	-
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	74	$16,840	-	-	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician	33	$4,050	$300	900 Hours	10.00 Months
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)	85	$17,995	-	-	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	179	$13,584	$1,164	512 Hours	9.97 Months
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	69	$16,947	-	-	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	23	$32,408	-	-	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	23	-	-	-	-
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	15	$22,622	-	-	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	34	$29,580	$2,600	900 Hours	6.00 Months
Metallurgical Technology/Technician	4	-	-	-	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	88	$5,875	$508	-	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	263	$11,245	$383	1,032 Hours	10.00 Months
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician	23	$3,066	$831	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months
Chemical Engineering Technology/Technician	5	-	-	-	-
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology	1	-	-	-	-
Composite Materials Technology/Technician	7	$4,698	$342	172 Hours	2.00 Months
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	58	$18,243	-	-	-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	13	$20,976	-	-	-
Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology/Technician	2	-	-	-	-
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
Marine Engineering Technology/Technician	2	$29,940	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (other)	10	$15,925	$303	28 Hours	6.00 Months
Mining Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	59	$24,050	-	630 Hours	4.00 Months
Surveying Technology/Surveying	62	$19,411	-	-	-
Hydraulics and Fluid Power Technology/Technician	11	$29,778	-	-	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	37	$24,324	-	850 Hours	8.00 Months
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	80	$16,903	$1,734	329 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Hardware Technology/Technician	6	-	-	-	-
Computer Software Technology/Technician	13	$25,925	-	37 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	3	$21,530	-	-	-
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	-	-	-
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$27,466	-	-	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	7	$29,880	-	-	-
Packaging Science	1	$30,593	-	-	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	106	$21,066	-	-	-
Power Plant Technology/Technician	3	$30,226	-	-	-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	52	$8,217	$130	-	-
Wind Energy Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians, Other	1	-	-	-	-
Operational Oceanography	1	-	-	-	-
Air and Space Operations Technology	1	$36,667	-	-	-
Geography	37	$28,140	-	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	176	$25,900	-	-	-
Building Construction Technology	123	$12,247	$1,561	913 Hours	10.08 Months
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	38	$17,490	$553	590 Hours	15.25 Months

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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

Vocational Programs for Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians Career

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