Architectural and civil drafters

Add Comparison

Total Workforce

52.8k

Average Age

41.9

Average Salary

$55,170

Average Male Salary

$57,170

Average Female Salary

$46,325

About

Employment

Diversity

Education

About

Architectural and civil drafters are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Architectural and civil drafters was $55,170 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Architectural and civil drafters by wage are Secondary school teachers, Chemical technicians, and Rehabilitation counselors.

Architectural and civil drafters are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations, along with Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Aerospace engineers, Chemical engineers, and 16 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Architectural and civil drafters are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Architectural and civil drafters are .

Photo by sswj

Management, business, science, & arts occupations Computer, engineering, & science occupations Architecture & engineering occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Architectural and civil drafters and on wages and locations for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Architectural and civil drafters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Architectural and civil drafters, by average wage, is Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. . Architectural and civil drafters are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$55,170

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,345

In 2018, Architectural and civil drafters earned an average of $55,170, $1,281 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Secondary school teachers make somewhat more than Architectural and civil drafters while Rehabilitation counselors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Architectural and civil drafters as measured by average annual salary in the US.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Wage Distribution

0.269

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Architectural and civil drafters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.269, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Architectural and civil drafters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Wage by Location

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Architectural and civil drafters.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Architectural and civil drafters.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Architectural and civil drafters, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Construction, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Architectural and civil drafters, by average wage, are Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Industries by Share

52.8k

2018 Workforce

± 5,640

This graphic shows the share of Architectural and civil drafters employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Architectural and civil drafters at 39.3%, followed by Construction with 11.7% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 4.21%.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Diversity

Demographic information on Architectural and civil drafters in the US. The average age of male Architectural and civil drafters in the workforce is 42.4 and of female Architectural and civil drafters is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Architectural and civil drafters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

43k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,093

9.74k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,422

81.6% of Architectural and civil drafters are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Architectural and civil drafters.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Architectural and civil drafters

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

76.2% of Architectural and civil drafters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.15% of Architectural and civil drafters, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Architectural and civil drafters.

View Data

Save Image

Age by Gender

42.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.59

39.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.86

The median age of Architectural and civil drafters is 41.9, and Male employees are generally 2.63 years older than than their Female counterparts.

View Data

Save Image

Add Data to Cart

Education

Data on higher education choices for Architectural and civil drafters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Architectural and civil drafters is Engineering but a relatively high number of Architectural and civil drafters hold a major in Architecture and Related Services.