Draftsman vs draftsman/designer

The differences between draftsmen and draftsman/designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a draftsman, becoming a draftsman/designer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a draftsman/designer has an average salary of $52,529, which is higher than the $42,908 average annual salary of a draftsman.

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

Draftsman vs draftsman/designer overview

	Draftsman	Draftsman/Designer
Yearly salary	$42,908	$52,529
Hourly rate	$20.63	$25.25
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	3,143	47,341
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Associate Degree, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	12

Draftsman vs draftsman/designer salary

Draftsmen and draftsman/designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Draftsman	Draftsman/Designer
Average salary	$42,908	$52,529
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $59,000	Between $30,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	Alameda, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	NV Energy	TalentBurst
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between draftsman and draftsman/designer education

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

	Draftsman	Draftsman/Designer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Associate Degree, 51%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Drafting And Design
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	Carnegie Mellon University

Draftsman vs draftsman/designer demographics

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

	Draftsman	Draftsman/Designer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 91.0% Female, 9.0%	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 73.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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 and draftsman/designer duties and responsibilities

Draftsman example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise other draftsmen.
Create architectural drawings using AutoCAD and Revit.
Locate correct cut length for windows, doors and electrical wiring.
Complete assignments in compliance with NRC, ANSI and AMSE regulations.
Design and develop documentation for new & existing products per ANSI standards.
Prepare mechanical detail, assembly, exploded-view, sketch and bills of material.

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.

Draftsman vs draftsman/designer skills

Common draftsman skills

Autocad LT, 17%
Auto CAD, 10%
Layout Drawings, 7%
Shop Drawings, 6%
Engineering Drawings, 3%
Construction Drawings, 3%

Common draftsman/designer skills

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