Truss designer vs draftsman/designer

The differences between truss designers and draftsman/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 truss designer and a draftsman/designer. Additionally, a draftsman/designer has an average salary of $52,529, which is higher than the $50,866 average annual salary of a truss designer.

The top three skills for a truss designer include mitek, design software and auto cad. The most important skills for a draftsman/designer are design layouts, solidworks, and shop drawings.

Truss designer vs draftsman/designer overview

	Truss Designer	Draftsman/Designer
Yearly salary	$50,866	$52,529
Hourly rate	$24.45	$25.25
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	45,424	47,341
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	12	12

Truss designer vs draftsman/designer salary

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

	Truss Designer	Draftsman/Designer
Average salary	$50,866	$52,529
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $70,000	Between $30,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	TalentBurst
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between truss designer and draftsman/designer education

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

	Truss Designer	Draftsman/Designer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 51%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Truss designer vs draftsman/designer demographics

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

	Truss Designer	Draftsman/Designer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 85.8% Female, 14.2%	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%
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 truss designer and draftsman/designer duties and responsibilities

Truss designer example responsibilities.

Lead the development of BIM modeling content for the architecture team as a direct report to the executive and lead architects.
Provide engineering drawings, material estimates, GIS.
Develop software creativity skills designing commercial and residential trusses using MiTek 3D truss design software.
Set up and operate both manual and CNC machining equipment.
Program and operate CNC Emco and CNC Hurco fabrication machinery.
Research and purchase materials require for project completion from BOM take-off.

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.

Truss designer vs draftsman/designer skills

Common truss designer skills

Mitek, 20%
Design Software, 17%
Auto CAD, 16%
Layout Design, 13%
Roof Trusses, 6%
Engineering Software, 4%

Common draftsman/designer skills

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