Draftsman/designer vs autocad designer

The differences between draftsman/designers and autocad designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a draftsman/designer and an autocad designer. Additionally, an autocad designer has an average salary of $55,786, which is higher than the $52,529 average annual salary of a draftsman/designer.

The top three skills for a draftsman/designer include design layouts, solidworks and shop drawings. The most important skills for an autocad designer are auto cad, revit, and civil engineering.

Draftsman/designer vs autocad designer overview

	Draftsman/Designer	Autocad Designer
Yearly salary	$52,529	$55,786
Hourly rate	$25.25	$26.82
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	47,341	46,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	12	12

Draftsman/designer vs autocad designer salary

Draftsman/designers and autocad designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Draftsman/Designer	Autocad Designer
Average salary	$52,529	$55,786
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $89,000	Between $40,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Rhode Island
Best paying company	TalentBurst	Jacobs Engineering Group
Best paying industry	Technology	Construction

Differences between draftsman/designer and autocad designer education

There are a few differences between a draftsman/designer and an autocad designer in terms of educational background:

	Draftsman/Designer	Autocad Designer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Draftsman/designer vs autocad designer demographics

Here are the differences between draftsman/designers' and autocad designers' demographics:

	Draftsman/Designer	Autocad Designer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%	Male, 78.1% Female, 21.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 7.0% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 7.0% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between draftsman/designer and autocad designer duties and responsibilities

Draftsman/designer example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise other draftsmen.
Assist with structural steel detailing, machine design, CNC graphics and ceramics machine design projects.
Detail preliminary design drawings to create BOM's, production use shop layouts, and specific details.
Travele to various work sites to dimension and sketch details of the projects.
Develop and maintain current Revit templates for consistency and overall visual quality of projects.
Design and draft building components from red lines create by MEP engineers with revit software.

Autocad designer example responsibilities.

Establish and manage firm's account on NYC DOB website; fulfill office duties and manage office.
Revise HVAC, piping, fire protection and electrical drawings for package.
Perform site visits and create accurate AutoCAD and Revit plans reflecting existing conditions.
Create mechanical, electrical, HVAC, civil and 3D drawings using AutoCAD.
Perform at the highest professional level with great attention to detail, gain extensive knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit.
Accompany engineers in PSSRs as well as field sketch changes to be implement in Cadworx models and change accordingly.

Draftsman/designer vs autocad designer skills

Common draftsman/designer skills

Design Layouts, 16%
Solidworks, 10%
Shop Drawings, 5%
R, 4%
HVAC, 4%
Customer Specifications, 3%

Common autocad designer skills

Auto CAD, 7%
Revit, 6%
Civil Engineering, 5%
HVAC, 5%
Construction Drawings, 5%
Elevations, 5%