Draftsman/designer vs draftsperson

The differences between draftsman/designers and draftspeople 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 a draftsperson. Additionally, a draftsman/designer has an average salary of $52,529, which is higher than the $41,751 average annual salary of a draftsperson.

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

Draftsman/designer vs draftsperson overview

	Draftsman/Designer	Draftsperson
Yearly salary	$52,529	$41,751
Hourly rate	$25.25	$20.07
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	47,341	1,448
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	12	12

Draftsman/designer vs draftsperson salary

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

	Draftsman/Designer	Draftsperson
Average salary	$52,529	$41,751
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $89,000	Between $27,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New York
Best paying company	TalentBurst	Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between draftsman/designer and draftsperson education

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

	Draftsman/Designer	Draftsperson
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 draftsperson demographics

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

	Draftsman/Designer	Draftsperson
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%
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 draftsperson 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.

Draftsperson example responsibilities.

sketch 2D models , 3D models, manage drawing files etc .....
Manage the technical coordination between the structural and MEP engineers along with incorporating any owner relate changes in project scope.
Assist with updating architectural drawings, HVAC drawings, electrical drawings and contractor's 'as-built' drawings on an as-need basis.
Produce complex 3D models and 2D production drawings using SolidWorks and AutoCAD R14.
Prepare detail 3D drawings using Revit and other coordination software (Navisworks, Revizto) of HVAC mechanical piping systems.
Create TWD files for CNC output

Draftsman/designer vs draftsperson skills

Common draftsman/designer skills

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

Common draftsperson skills

Revit, 17%
Auto CAD, 9%
Construction Drawings, 8%
Solidworks, 7%
Shop Drawings, 4%
HVAC, 4%