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Architectural And Civil Drafters Salaries, Locations, and Schools



 

Employment Overview

Nationally, there are 116,000 architectural and civil drafters. The occupation is characterized by a low joblessness level. The unemployment rate for employees was 4% in 2006.

Flexibility

If you have this occupation and work on your own rather than for another company, you are part of the 5% of architectural and civil drafters who do so. Workers working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 6% of the total.

Education

Successful employees find it useful to have a postsecondary vocational award. According to recent surveys, 25% of architectural and civil drafters had received a degree. Workers with some schooling beyond high school, but not a college degree, total about 62%. A high school degree was all that was needed for 13% of employees.

Local Outlook

Looking at architectural and civil drafters per capita, San Luis Obispo (California), Santa Fe (New Mexico), and Santa Barbara (California) rise to the top of the list. Worcester (Massachusetts), Buffalo (New York), and Rochester (New York) have the fewest per capita. The highest salaries for workers are in and around San Jose (California), Santa Barbara (California), and Clarksville (Tennessee). The lowest-paying areas are Laredo (Texas), Lubbock (Texas), and Brownsville (Texas).

Detailed local employment conditions for Architectural And Civil Drafters in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.


Local Jobs Info for Architectural And Civil Drafters

Employment info for Architectural And Civil Drafters, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

StateCity and SurroundingsMarket StrengthWorkersMedian Wage
AlabamaBirmingham1.25570$42,000
AlabamaDecatur0.9640$39,000
AlabamaFlorence1.2550$34,000
AlabamaHuntsville2.31390$44,000
AlabamaMobile0.99150$45,000
AlabamaMontgomery1.27180$47,000
AlaskaAnchorage2.03270$49,000
AlaskaFairbanks1.7140$48,000
ArizonaPhoenix1.62,720$43,000
ArizonaPrescott1.3970$38,000
ArizonaTucson1.95640$46,000
ArkansasFayetteville2.2370$38,000
ArkansasFort Smith0.4240$33,000
ArkansasLittle Rock0.73210$45,000
CaliforniaBakersfield1.16260$44,000
CaliforniaChico1.2170$40,000
CaliforniaFresno1.29370$42,000
CaliforniaLos Angeles1.234,590$49,000
CaliforniaModesto1.22170$41,000
CaliforniaNapa0.8140$48,000
CaliforniaOakland1.611,460$58,000
CaliforniaOxnard1.25330$54,000
CaliforniaRedding0.5630$38,000
CaliforniaRiverside0.76890$53,000
CaliforniaSacramento1.641,310$47,000
CaliforniaSalinas0.790$46,000
CaliforniaSan Diego1.531,810$47,000
CaliforniaSan Francisco1.841,600$55,000
CaliforniaSan Jose0.96770$83,000
CaliforniaSan Luis Obispo4.35370$46,000
CaliforniaSanta Ana1.52,070$51,000
CaliforniaSanta Barbara2.55360$58,000
CaliforniaSanta Cruz170$50,000
CaliforniaSanta Rosa1.53250$56,000
CaliforniaStockton1.11200$43,000
CaliforniaVallejo0.7880$45,000
CaliforniaVisalia0.88100$42,000
ColoradoBoulder2.41320$45,000
ColoradoColorado Springs1.14250$39,000
ColoradoDenver1.221,340$48,000
ColoradoFort Collins2.35240$42,000
ColoradoGreeley0.530$43,000
ConnecticutBridgeport0.81310$51,000
ConnecticutHartford0.84420$47,000
ConnecticutNew Haven0.96230$59,000
ConnecticutNorwich1.08110$41,000
DelawareDover1.1350$41,000
DelawareWilmington1.02290$43,000
District of ColumbiaWashington0.961,980$46,000
FloridaCape Coral1.84340$40,000
FloridaDeltona0.3750$32,000
FloridaFort Lauderdale1.36900$44,000
FloridaFort Walton Beach1.71110$53,000
FloridaGainesville0.9890$39,000
FloridaJacksonville1.46790$42,000
FloridaLakeland0.94160$38,000
FloridaMiami1.461,300$40,000
FloridaNaples1.02110$48,000
FloridaOcala1.77140$29,000
FloridaOrlando1.171,110$44,000
FloridaPalm Bay1.06180$42,000
FloridaPanama City0.5430$45,000
FloridaPensacola1.37180$33,000
FloridaPort St Lucie1.37150$47,000
FloridaPunta Gorda1.9660$38,000
FloridaSarasota1.8440$41,000
FloridaSebastian2.1780$48,000
FloridaTallahassee1.66230$41,000
FloridaTampa1.091,220$45,000
FloridaWest Palm Beach1.49740$47,000
GeorgiaAtlanta0.731,570$45,000
GeorgiaColumbus0.4440$50,000
GeorgiaMacon0.6250$47,000
GeorgiaSavannah0.4760$42,000
HawaiiHonolulu2.02750$43,000
IdahoBoise1.34310$37,000
IllinoisBloomington1.1560$52,000
IllinoisChicago0.531,830$46,000
IllinoisPeoria1.22170$44,000
IllinoisSpringfield0.9680$46,000
IndianaBloomington0.7340$40,000
IndianaElkhart0.7480$39,000
IndianaEvansville0.6190$38,000
IndianaFort Wayne0.82150$41,000
IndianaIndianapolis0.85670$48,000
IowaCedar Rapids0.890$37,000
IowaDavenport0.5280$43,000
IowaDes Moines1.01280$46,000
KansasLawrence1.8360$44,000
KansasTopeka0.5650$43,000
KansasWichita0.5130$40,000
KentuckyLexington0.67140$42,000
KentuckyLouisville0.69370$39,000
KentuckyOwensboro1.0940$37,000
LouisianaBaton Rouge1.41440$45,000
LouisianaHouma0.430$45,000
LouisianaLafayette0.780$39,000
LouisianaLake Charles0.5740$49,000
LouisianaNew Orleans1.12490$44,000
LouisianaShreveport0.78110$37,000
MaineBangor0.5930$39,000
MarylandBaltimore0.67770$44,000
MarylandBethesda1.11550$43,000
MarylandSalisbury280$37,000
MassachusettsBarnstable Town1.35110$49,000
MassachusettsBoston1.362,060$50,000
MassachusettsFramingham0.83110$52,000
MassachusettsLowell0.4140$52,000
MassachusettsSpringfield0.46120$39,000
MassachusettsWorcester0.3780$57,000
MichiganAnn Arbor0.83120$38,000
MichiganDetroit0.47310$49,000
MichiganFlint0.560$47,000
MichiganHolland0.870$60,000
MichiganKalamazoo0.5970$42,000
MichiganLansing0.4780$44,000
MichiganSaginaw0.6140$37,000
MichiganWarren0.73760$45,000
MinnesotaDuluth1.52160$40,000
MinnesotaMinneapolis1.031,650$51,000
MinnesotaRochester1.0570$44,000
MississippiJackson1.2260$35,000
MississippiPascagoula0.9130$43,000
MissouriColumbia1.3890$35,000
MissouriJefferson City1.6390$33,000
MissouriKansas City1.231,110$42,000
MissouriSpringfield1.64270$34,000
MissouriSt Joseph1.0840$39,000
MissouriSt Louis1.011,210$40,000
MontanaBillings1.54100$47,000
NebraskaLincoln1.36180$40,000
NebraskaOmaha0.93370$59,000
NevadaCarson City1.4130$45,000
NevadaLas Vegas0.93770$47,000
NevadaReno0.59110$47,000
New HampshireManchester0.8670$46,000
New HampshireNashua0.6170$45,000
New HampshirePortsmouth1.7780$44,000
New JerseyAtlantic City0.670$41,000
New JerseyCamden0.79370$45,000
New JerseyEdison0.88800$46,000
New JerseyNewark1.05940$47,000
New JerseyOcean City1.2940$46,000
New JerseyTrenton1.99370$44,000
New MexicoAlbuquerque1.78600$40,000
New MexicoFarmington0.7630$31,000
New MexicoLas Cruces1.360$34,000
New MexicoSanta Fe3.11130$47,000
New YorkAlbany0.5190$46,000
New YorkBinghamton1.11100$37,000
New YorkBuffalo0.3140$39,000
New YorkNassau0.69760$50,000
New YorkNew York1.14,930$52,000
New YorkPoughkeepsie0.97200$49,000
New YorkRochester0.27120$44,000
New YorkSyracuse0.57150$39,000
North CarolinaAsheville0.73110$39,000
North CarolinaCharlotte0.99760$46,000
North CarolinaDurham0.88200$42,000
North CarolinaFayetteville0.5150$53,000
North CarolinaRaleigh1.95860$45,000
North CarolinaRocky Mount0.6430$45,000
North CarolinaWilmington1.09130$54,000
North CarolinaWinston Salem0.54100$43,000
North DakotaFargo0.9590$34,000
North DakotaGrand Forks0.7830$41,000
OhioAkron0.58170$39,000
OhioCanton0.6290$42,000
OhioCincinnati0.66600$43,000
OhioCleveland0.49460$47,000
OhioColumbus0.8650$43,000
OhioDayton0.55190$40,000
OhioToledo0.75210$45,000
OhioYoungstown0.4490$40,000
OklahomaOklahoma City0.72360$42,000
OklahomaTulsa1.21450$43,000
OregonBend2.2120$48,000
OregonEugene1.83230$38,000
OregonMedford1.63110$44,000
OregonPortland1.391,280$41,000
OregonSalem0.89110$42,000
PennsylvaniaAllentown1.42410$42,000
PennsylvaniaAltoona1.6780$35,000
PennsylvaniaErie0.3740$37,000
PennsylvaniaHarrisburg1.47380$43,000
PennsylvaniaLancaster0.85170$40,000
PennsylvaniaLebanon1.4650$37,000
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia1.191,970$42,000
PennsylvaniaPittsburgh1.211,230$43,000
PennsylvaniaReading1.01140$40,000
PennsylvaniaScranton0.8180$35,000
PennsylvaniaWilliamsport1.2950$38,000
PennsylvaniaYork1.19180$42,000
Rhode IslandProvidence0.66340$47,000
South CarolinaCharleston1.36340$49,000
South CarolinaColumbia0.66200$41,000
South CarolinaGreenville0.79210$52,000
South CarolinaMyrtle Beach1.42140$43,000
South DakotaRapid City1.2560$28,000
South DakotaSioux Falls1.07120$35,000
TennesseeChattanooga0.94180$47,000
TennesseeClarksville0.4930$84,000
TennesseeKingsport0.7570$38,000
TennesseeKnoxville1.25360$42,000
TennesseeMemphis0.87480$49,000
TennesseeNashville1.11750$46,000
TexasAmarillo1.1190$39,000
TexasAustin1.28840$39,000
TexasBeaumont0.4660$38,000
TexasBrownsville0.880$25,000
TexasCollege Station1.1170$28,000
TexasCorpus Christi0.4160$38,000
TexasDallas1.32,390$46,000
TexasEl Paso0.63140$29,000
TexasFort Worth0.9660$46,000
TexasHouston1.363,030$49,000
TexasKilleen0.6460$32,000
TexasLaredo0.4730$26,000
TexasLubbock0.5350$26,000
TexasMcallen1.01180$27,000
TexasMidland0.8340$39,000
TexasSan Antonio0.85610$36,000
TexasTyler0.9570$36,000
TexasWaco0.6450$29,000
TexasWichita Falls1.1650$31,000
UtahLogan1.2540$37,000
UtahOgden0.68110$36,000
UtahProvo2.39340$47,000
UtahSalt Lake City1.48790$42,000
UtahSt George1.660$32,000
VermontBurlington1.11100$46,000
VirginiaBlacksburg0.9240$35,000
VirginiaCharlottesville1.7130$44,000
VirginiaHarrisonburg0.9540$35,000
VirginiaLynchburg0.8470$37,000
VirginiaRichmond0.96510$43,000
VirginiaRoanoke0.6890$39,000
VirginiaVirginia Beach0.79530$39,000
VirginiaWinchester1.7170$40,000
WashingtonBellingham0.6340$44,000
WashingtonBremerton1.89120$41,000
WashingtonOlympia1.43110$41,000
WashingtonSeattle1.592,020$49,000
WashingtonSpokane1.01180$39,000
WashingtonTacoma1.63380$48,000
West VirginiaCharleston0.4960$47,000
West VirginiaParkersburg0.7340$48,000
West VirginiaWheeling0.5930$46,000
WisconsinEau Claire0.6740$47,000
WisconsinGreen Bay0.6590$41,000
WisconsinJanesville1.1460$38,000
WisconsinMadison1.2340$44,000
WisconsinMilwaukee1.08820$45,000
WisconsinSheboygan2.0390$36,000
WisconsinWausau1.370$43,000

 

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