Construction Career Path: Draftsperson

Description

Drafter Job Description | Indeed.com
$49,896 - $70,661
A draftsperson, also known as drafter, is a skilled professional who creates engineering designs, drawings, and other technical information for use in manufacturing, construction, and fabrication. They work closely with other professionals like architect, engineers, and scientists. Their duties include creating traditional designs from preliminary sketches, verifying that drawings meet required specifications, and creating technical documents and reports.

Required

Bachelor's Degree from drafting and design or architecture, associate degree, or certification form a formal training program (technical school)
Driver's license highly encouraged

Included

On the job training

Build Your Construction Career Path - For the Future

Going on a construction career path has many lanes that all intersect at some point. Your journey can start anywhere at anytime and this is a representation on what that would look like along with the proper steps to succeed on your path.

There are three paths; Apprentice Path (in green), High School/Technology Path (in rust), and the College Path (in blue). You can cross back and forth and explore different career options which could lead you to become the CEO or owner of a company.

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