Electrical systems drafter vs computer aided design designer

The differences between electrical systems drafters and computer aided design designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an electrical systems drafter and a computer aided design designer. Additionally, a computer aided design designer has an average salary of $60,150, which is higher than the $57,638 average annual salary of an electrical systems drafter.

The top three skills for an electrical systems drafter include CAD, autocad and layout drawings. The most important skills for a computer aided design designer are auto cad, revit, and aided design.

Electrical systems drafter vs computer aided design designer overview

	Electrical Systems Drafter	Computer Aided Design Designer
Yearly salary	$57,638	$60,150
Hourly rate	$27.71	$28.92
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	85,632	92,503
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Electrical systems drafter vs computer aided design designer salary

Electrical systems drafters and computer aided design designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electrical Systems Drafter	Computer Aided Design Designer
Average salary	$57,638	$60,150
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $78,000	Between $40,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between electrical systems drafter and computer aided design designer education

There are a few differences between an electrical systems drafter and a computer aided design designer in terms of educational background:

	Electrical Systems Drafter	Computer Aided Design Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Drafting And Design
Most common college	LeTourneau University	LeTourneau University

Electrical systems drafter vs computer aided design designer demographics

Here are the differences between electrical systems drafters' and computer aided design designers' demographics:

	Electrical Systems Drafter	Computer Aided Design Designer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 94.4% Female, 5.6%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
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, 3.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 73.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between electrical systems drafter and computer aided design designer duties and responsibilities

Electrical systems drafter example responsibilities.

Manage the ECN process by assigning the highest priority requests through coordination between engineering staff and drafting personnel.
Develop, organize and maintain AutoCAD standards for designers to use resulting in efficient production and time management.
Design in Solidworks and fabricate components.

Computer aided design designer example responsibilities.

Manage the ECN process by assigning the highest priority requests through coordination between engineering staff and drafting personnel.
Manage and supervise other draftsmen.
Develop a product design to solve the problem of height adjustment of a chair using PTC CreO Direct/Elements & parametric.
Used primiarly pro-e with some autocad.
Work with both Intralink and Windchill.
Create blueprints/drawings of unique grille designs for glass windows using computer program

Electrical systems drafter vs computer aided design designer skills

Common electrical systems drafter skills

CAD, 52%
Autocad, 31%
Layout Drawings, 9%
HVAC, 8%

Common computer aided design designer skills

Auto CAD, 8%
Revit, 8%
Aided Design, 7%
Construction Drawings, 4%
Engineering Drawings, 4%
Design Drawings, 4%

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