Other drafters

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2022 Workforce

94k

Average Age

43.1

Average Salary

$66,221

Average Male Salary

$68,796

Average Female Salary

$55,045

About

Other drafters are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Other drafters was $66,221 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Other drafters are Douglas County--Omaha City (Northwest) PUMA, NE, Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR, and Dakota County (Northeast)--Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount, Hastings & South St. Paul PUMA, MN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other drafters are Niagara County (North & East) PUMA, NY, Westmoreland County (Northwest)--Murrysville Municipality & New Kensington City PUMA, PA, and Dakota County (Northeast)--Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount, Hastings & South St. Paul PUMA, MN.

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Employment and salary information for the Other drafters workforce. Other drafters workforce in 2022 was 94,040 people, of which 18.7% were women and 81.3% were men. Other drafters are paid most in Seminole County (East) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Niagara County (North & East) PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

76,429

Male Workforce

± 6.79k

17,611

Female Workforce

± 3.26k

The Other drafters workforce in 2022 was 94,040 people (18.7% women and 81.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −8.85% between 2018 (103,169) and 2022 (94,040).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other drafters.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Hampshire ($84,977), Massachusetts ($79,649), and Virginia ($79,163).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$66,221

AVERAGE WAGE

#194 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Other drafters earned an average of $66,221, $1,538 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Other drafters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.3

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Other drafters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.3, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other drafters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other drafters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other drafters and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Other drafters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other drafters, by average wage, is Administration of economic programs & space research ($108,448).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

94k

2022 Workforce

± 7,527

−3.94%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.7%

This graphic shows the share of Other drafters employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Other drafters at 66.8%, followed by Construction with 23.9% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 9.37%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other drafters in the US. The workforce of Other drafters in 2022 was 94,040 people, with 18.7% woman, and 81.3% men. The average age of male Other drafters in the workforce is 43.6 and of female Other drafters is 40.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other drafters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Other drafters in 2022 was 94,040 people, with 18.7% woman, and 81.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (12,161 people), 35 to 39 years (11,271 people), and 30 to 34 years (10,532 people). Among them they concentrated 36.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 15.5% of Other drafters workers were Hispanic and 84.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.9%), Puerto Rican (14.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (9.24)%

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Races

In 2022, 77.3% of the Other drafters workforce were White, of which 17.2% were women and 82.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (7.2%) and Asian (6.54%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Other drafters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other drafters is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Architecture and Related Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Other drafters in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (7,293 people), Architecture and Related Services (3,573 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (2,905 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Other drafters workers were Associates Degree (31,972 people), Some college (22,840 people), and Bachelors Degree (21,220 people).

The graphic shows the Other drafters workforce by gender and educational level.