Drafters Career

Vocational Programs for Drafters Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
193K	$32.13	$66,840

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 Completion Information for Preparing Drafters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Architectural Technology/Technician	39	-	-	-	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	7	-	-	-	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	36	-	-	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	-	-	48 Hours	13.00 Months
Surveying Technology/Surveying	62	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-
Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD	10	-	-	-	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	115	-	-	-	-
3-D Modeling and Design Technology/Technician	8	$7,930	$878	889 Hours	8.00 Months
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	8	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Drafters

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Architectural Technology/Technician

Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician

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

$22,533

$3,828

40 Hours

9.60 Months

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician

$18,519

$3,476

1,958 Hours

17.00 Months

Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician

$5,957

$1,662

1,182 Hours

16.50 Months

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

48 Hours

13.00 Months

Surveying Technology/Surveying

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

Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

115

3-D Modeling and Design Technology/Technician

$7,930

$878

889 Hours

8.00 Months

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)

Schools offering voational programs for Drafters

The following 696 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Drafters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.