Electro-mechanical designer vs mechanical design drafter

The differences between electro-mechanical designers and mechanical design drafters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an electro-mechanical designer, becoming a mechanical design drafter takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an electro-mechanical designer has an average salary of $96,131, which is higher than the $58,371 average annual salary of a mechanical design drafter.

The top three skills for an electro-mechanical designer include electro, solidworks and design layouts. The most important skills for a mechanical design drafter are design layouts, creo, and assembly drawings.

Electro-mechanical designer vs mechanical design drafter overview

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Mechanical Design Drafter
Yearly salary	$96,131	$58,371
Hourly rate	$46.22	$28.06
Growth rate	2%	-3%
Number of jobs	61,117	54,189
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Associate Degree, 56%
Average age	41	45
Years of experience	6	4

Electro-mechanical designer vs mechanical design drafter salary

Electro-mechanical designers and mechanical design drafters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Mechanical Design Drafter
Average salary	$96,131	$58,371
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $129,000	Between $45,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Salt River Project
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and mechanical design drafter education

There are a few differences between an electro-mechanical designer and a mechanical design drafter in terms of educational background:

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Mechanical Design Drafter
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Associate Degree, 56%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Northwestern University

Electro-mechanical designer vs mechanical design drafter demographics

Here are the differences between electro-mechanical designers' and mechanical design drafters' demographics:

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Mechanical Design Drafter
Average age	41	45
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 10.7% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	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	5%	6%

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and mechanical design drafter duties and responsibilities

Electro-mechanical designer example responsibilities.

Control and manage the testing documentation of magnetics and mechanical documents using custom small scale PDM system base on windows files.
Experience in HVAC and plumbing design.
Used FloTHERM CFD to develop thermal design enhancements.
Perform design, ANSYS verification of the assigned project.
Design templates, schedules and pertinent families in Revit to use as a company standard.
Prepare complete product layouts, working detail drawings, sub-assemblies, final assemblies and BOM's.

Mechanical design drafter example responsibilities.

Calculate requirements and manage HVAC systems, including design, development, compliance, testing, troubleshooting and repair.
Incorporate ECO's to update and revise the drawings and BOM's on military aircraft antenna test equipment.
Generate ECR's and ECN's to accommodate customer's requirements.
Convert 2D drawings into 3D assemblies that can be include into SolidWork's PDM environment.
Train manufacturing employees on CNC tube benders and how to utilize manufacturing jig and fixtures.
Supervise 8-member shop including : 2 CNC lathes , 2 manual lathes , 1 milling machine and 3 motor technicians.

Electro-mechanical designer vs mechanical design drafter skills

Common electro-mechanical designer skills

Electro, 13%
Solidworks, 10%
Design Layouts, 8%
Mechanical Design, 7%
Creo, 6%
Electrical Components, 5%

Common mechanical design drafter skills

Design Layouts, 6%
Creo, 6%
Assembly Drawings, 6%
Aided Design, 5%
GD, 5%
Auto CAD, 4%

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