Electrical and Electronics Drafters
SOC 17-3012 · 2024-2034
Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -10%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $80,502per year
- Projected openings
- 2,120
- Projected change
- -10%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $104,464 | 530 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $101,022 | 90 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $84,802 | 240 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $78,548 | 60 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $78,097 | 380 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $76,946 | 370 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $74,881 | 240 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $74,574 | 490 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $71,676 | 380 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $84,820 | 3,040 | -5.1% |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | $78,662 | 10,740 | +7% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $165,013 | 11,330 | +0.5% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $88,500 | 11,520 | -2.9% |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $89,836 | 3,330 | +5.4% |
| Calibration Technologists and Technicians | $81,222 | 1,070 | 0% |
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