Electrical Drafter Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Electrical drafters hold about 35,000 positions nationally. As an occupation, this career is ranked low for unemployment rate. About 4% of employees could not obtain a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs in this career are most numerous in Jackson (Michigan), Huntsville (Alabama), and Norwich (Connecticut), and least common in Dayton (Ohio), Oxnard (California), and West Palm Beach (Florida).

Salaries vary the US, with the highest being found in Lowell (Massachusetts), Nassau (New York), and Poughkeepsie (New York). The lowest salaries for this job are in Boise (Idaho), Columbus (Ohio), and Jacksonville (Florida).

Training and Education

Getting a postsecondary vocational award will improve one'schance of landing a job in this field. Electrical drafters with at least a bachelor's degree are 25% of the total. Approximately 62% of workers started college, but did not pursue a bachelor's degree. High school was sufficient education for 13% of people in this field. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Approximately, 6% of electrical drafters work part-time. In this field, about 6% work for themselves.

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Electrical Drafters Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of electrical drafters compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for electrical drafters.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Huntsville	$55,000	260
Birmingham	$53,000	220
Mobile	$49,000	70
Montgomery	$46,000	30

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$60,000	350
Tucson	$51,000	140

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$52,000	150

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Jose	$69,000	910
Santa Ana	$50,000	390
San Diego	$51,000	290
Oakland	$66,000	260
Riverside	$48,000	180
San Francisco	$60,000	140
Oxnard	$54,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$56,000	340
Boulder	$66,000	80
Colorado Springs	$61,000	70

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Bridgeport	$57,000	170
Hartford	$55,000	150
Norwich	$55,000	140
New Haven	$55,000	90
Danbury	$51,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$61,000	190

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$59,000	530

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$47,000	760
Orlando	$49,000	270
Fort Lauderdale	$47,000	160
Jacksonville	$39,000	140
Miami	$55,000	110
Palm Bay	$45,000	60
West Palm Beach	$48,000	50

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$52,000	830
Augusta	$59,000	50

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$43,000	140

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$41,000	90

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$77,000	580
Springfield	$55,000	80

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$51,000	120
Gary	$54,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Davenport	$53,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$52,000	130

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$49,000	140
Lexington	$57,000	60

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baton Rouge	$55,000	260
New Orleans	$53,000	190
Shreveport	$50,000	40
Lafayette	$43,000	30

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$45,000	60

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$54,000	530
Bethesda	$54,000	140

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$64,000	540
Springfield	$55,000	70
Lowell	$68,000	70
Framingham	$72,000	70
Haverhill	$45,000	50

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$56,000	360
Detroit	$57,000	240
Jackson	$41,000	60
Lansing	$56,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$51,000	470

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$46,000	290

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$52,000	440
Kansas City	$54,000	440
Springfield	$53,000	40

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$42,000	70

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$48,000	50
Lincoln	$49,000	40

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$57,000	190

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$56,000	100

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$61,000	220
Camden	$58,000	160
Edison	$61,000	130

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$60,000	60

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$63,000	960
Nassau	$70,000	380
Rochester	$52,000	210
Syracuse	$56,000	190
Albany	$53,000	130
Buffalo	$61,000	100
Utica	$53,000	50
Binghamton	$59,000	50
Poughkeepsie	$65,000	50

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$52,000	280
Raleigh	$54,000	140
Greensboro	$55,000	120
Durham	$51,000	70
Winston Salem	$53,000	50
Hickory	$44,000	30

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$38,000	240
Toledo	$45,000	210
Cleveland	$47,000	180
Youngstown	$45,000	60
Canton	$41,000	50
Dayton	$42,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa	$45,000	140
Oklahoma City	$49,000	120

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$50,000	250

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$56,000	440
Pittsburgh	$46,000	260
Harrisburg	$48,000	90
Reading	$53,000	70
Lancaster	$43,000	70
Allentown	$56,000	50
Johnstown	$49,000	50
York	$53,000	50
Scranton	$47,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$57,000	100

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Greenville	$64,000	150
Charleston	$51,000	80
Columbia	$51,000	80

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$52,000	330
Chattanooga	$59,000	90
Memphis	$50,000	80
Knoxville	$62,000	80

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$59,000	1,250
Austin	$44,000	530
Dallas	$57,000	520
Fort Worth	$58,000	380
Beaumont	$50,000	60

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$53,000	100

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Virginia Beach	$46,000	130
Richmond	$52,000	120

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$66,000	930
Spokane	$45,000	100
Tacoma	$46,000	50

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$48,000	350
Madison	$52,000	80
Appleton	$55,000	60
Green Bay	$50,000	50
Eau Claire	$52,000	40

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