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Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$76,870
Employment, U.S.17,920
Median hourly wage$36.96
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$50,040$61,430$76,870$96,730$120,290
By state (45)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama300$51,6501.23
Alaska80Not available2.01
Arizona570$73,0801.53
California2,730$78,3101.30
Colorado750$79,3002.27
Connecticut430$66,9802.22
Delaware60$63,4601.03
Florida660$73,0100.58
Georgia470$80,6200.83
Hawaii80$68,0501.12
Idaho100$81,5901.03
Illinois150$68,3100.21
Indiana360$80,1000.96
Iowa180$74,4701.02
Kansas210$60,7301.24
Kentucky80$79,0500.35
Louisiana150$62,5500.68
Maine110$75,1001.55
Maryland380$75,6801.20
Massachusetts470$87,2901.13
Michigan380$73,8600.74
Minnesota250$77,3300.74
Mississippi110$58,7800.83
Missouri420$76,6901.25
Nebraska190$59,5701.63
Nevada250$71,3101.38
New Hampshire220$102,0702.78
New Jersey240$77,6000.48
New Mexico390$101,3303.93
New York850$77,8300.76
North Carolina430$81,9600.75
North Dakota90Not available1.90
Ohio510$80,8400.80
Oklahoma290$69,5201.47
Oregon330$78,1701.44
Pennsylvania500$72,7200.71
South Carolina290$76,4401.09
South Dakota40$50,8400.76
Tennessee340$77,1800.91
Texas1,840$80,6201.13
Utah290$79,3601.47
Virginia280$64,6500.59
Washington390$72,2500.96
Wisconsin470$75,6501.40
Wyoming40$64,6901.12

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Electrical Engineers40.962
2Architectural and Civil Drafters30.961
3Architectural and Engineering Managers50.953
4Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.952
5Computer Hardware Engineers40.951
6Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists40.949
7Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.947
8Electronics Engineers, Except Computer40.946
9Wind Energy Engineers40.946
10Commercial and Industrial Designers40.945

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Electrical and Electronics Drafters, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Mechanical DraftersOperations Analysis3.120.941

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Electrical and Electronics Drafters, excluding software Electrical and Electronics Drafters already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
ESRI ArcGIS software14 of 206.9x
National Instruments LabVIEW12 of 208.9x
Microsoft Visual Basic13 of 206.2x
C#10 of 208.4x
Extensible markup language XML11 of 205.8x
Structured query language SQL13 of 204.0x
Oracle Java10 of 204.7x
Shell script7 of 207.5x
Very high-speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL4 of 2030.8x
Microsoft Visual Studio7 of 207.0x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.62 3.50
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.50 3.62
WritingEssential skill 3.50 3.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.50 3.12
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.38 3.88
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.38 3.25
SpeakingEssential skill 3.25 3.25
Active LearningEssential skill 3.25 3.12
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.00 3.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 2.75
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.88 2.75
MathematicsEssential skill 2.75 3.50
InstructingTransferable skill 2.75 3.25
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.62not rated
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.62 2.88
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.62 2.62
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.50 2.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.50 2.75
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.38 1.88
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.25 1.75
ProgrammingTransferable skill 2.12 1.62
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
ScienceEssential skill 1.88 1.25
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.50not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.25not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.25not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Design 4.38 5.65
Engineering and Technology 4.26 5.37
Computers and Electronics 4.18 5.30
English Language 3.93 4.16
Mathematics 3.59 4.49
Administrative 3.51 3.84
Education and Training 3.20 4.16
Public Safety and Security 3.15 3.24
Geography 3.11 3.79
Administration and Management 2.93 3.02
Mechanical 2.73 2.77
Customer and Personal Service 2.70 2.26
Production and Processing 2.70 2.13
Physics 2.58 2.65
Telecommunications 2.52 2.23
Law and Government 2.45 2.60
Personnel and Human Resources 2.43 2.55
Building and Construction 2.35 2.12
Transportation 2.03 1.80
Communications and Media 1.96 1.45
Chemistry 1.84 1.24
Sales and Marketing 1.78 0.92
Biology 1.73 1.48
Foreign Language 1.63 0.68
Economics and Accounting 1.57 0.82
History and Archeology 1.40not rated
Psychology 1.40not rated
Fine Arts 1.31not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.21not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.19not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.19not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.16not rated
Food Production 1.14not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Oral Comprehension 3.88 4.25
Near Vision 3.88 4.00
Oral Expression 3.62 4.00
Visualization 3.62 3.88
Written Expression 3.62 3.75
Speech Recognition 3.50 3.12
Information Ordering 3.38 3.62
Problem Sensitivity 3.38 3.38
Deductive Reasoning 3.25 3.75
Inductive Reasoning 3.25 3.38
Speech Clarity 3.25 3.00
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.25
Flexibility of Closure 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 2.88
Fluency of Ideas 2.88 3.12
Number Facility 2.88 3.12
Originality 2.88 3.00
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.88
Selective Attention 2.88 2.88
Speed of Closure 2.88 2.88
Memorization 2.62 2.62
Visual Color Discrimination 2.62 2.62
Far Vision 2.50 2.75
Finger Dexterity 2.50 2.25
Time Sharing 2.38 2.38
Manual Dexterity 2.38 1.62
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.25 2.25
Auditory Attention 2.25 1.88
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.25 1.75
Control Precision 2.12 1.88
Depth Perception 2.12 1.62
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.50
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.50
Dynamic Strength 1.62 0.75
Spatial Orientation 1.38not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.25not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.25not rated
Rate Control 1.25not rated
Response Orientation 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.12not rated
Explosive Strength 1.12not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.12not rated
Night Vision 1.12not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.12not rated
Reaction Time 1.12not rated
Sound Localization 1.12not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Stamina 1.12not rated
Static Strength 1.12not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 75
  • Bowen & Groves M1 ERP
  • COADE CADWorx P&ID
  • Cadence OrCAD software
  • Cadence PSpice
  • Cadence Virtuoso Layout Suite
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
  • Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Design specification database software
  • ECT International Raceway Multi-Pack
  • Epicor Vantage ERP
  • Exact Software Macola ERP
  • Field programmable gate array FPGA design software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Intergraph INtools
  • Linux Virtual Server
  • Made2Manage Systems M2M ERP
  • Magellan Firmware
  • Manufacturing resource planning MRP software
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise
  • Mentor Graphics PADS
  • Mentor Graphics Xpedition xDX Designer
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Project Management
  • PCI Express PCIe
  • PEDYN P2000
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • PTC Pro/Cable
  • PTC Pro/INTRALINK
  • PTC Pro/Pipe
  • PTC Windchill
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
  • SKM Systems Analysis Power Tools
  • Sage ERP Accpac
  • Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
  • SofTech CADRA
  • SoftBrands Fourth Shift Edition
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • SystemVerilog
  • Tool command language Tcl
  • UGS Solid Edge
  • Verilog
  • Very high speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL simulation software
  • Zuken CADSTAR

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Manchester-Nashua, NH1607.05$102,810
Albuquerque, NM2104.42Not available
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA4803.65$115,530
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO5603.00$79,530
Omaha, NE-IA1302.32$56,180
Raleigh-Cary, NC1902.18$81,960
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2701.95$78,170
Rochester, NY1001.81$79,910
Tulsa, OK1001.81$70,590
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI1701.77$73,530

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