Construction Career Path

Draftsperson: 2 years

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.

Click on any of the colored buttons below to learn more about each opportunity. For a detailed visual of the chart, click here.

Apprenticeship Path



Apprenticeship

Skilled Trades
Master Craftsperson
Foreman
Superintendent








High School/Tech Path
High School
Military

Community College

Administrative Support
Technical Support
Draftsperson
Office Manager

Estimator
Project Manager
Safety
Senior Management
Vice President

CFO, COO, CEO, Owner
College Path



College/University

Construction Manager
Civil Engineer
Architect
Business/Sales/Marketing








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