Drafting technologists and technicians

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22212

may work independently or assist engineers, architects or industrial designers by preparing drawings and related technical information such as building information models (BIM).

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Drafting technologists and technicians prepare engineering designs, drawings and related technical information, such as building information models (BIM), in multidisciplinary engineering teams or in support of engineers, architects or industrial designers, or they may work independently. They are employed by consulting and construction companies, utility, resource and manufacturing companies, all levels of government and by a wide range of other establishments.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Drafting technologists

Develop and prepare engineering designs and drawings from preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets and other data

Create building information models (BIM), using computer software, to provide digital representations of physical and functional aspects of buildings and other engineering projects

Operate computer-assisted design (CAD) and drafting workstations

Develop and prepare design sketches

Complete documentation packages and produce drawing sets

Check and verify design drawings to conform to specifications and design data

Write technical reports

Prepare contracts and tender documents

Prepare construction specifications, costs and material estimates

Supervise and train other technologists, technicians and drafters.

Drafting technicians

Develop and prepare engineering drawings, plans, diagrams or layouts from sketches

Operate computer-assisted drafting equipment or a conventional drafting station.

Also Known As

architectural draftsperson
building information modelling (BIM) technologist
computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) technologist
computer-assisted drafting (CAD) technician
design and drafting technologist

drafting office supervisor

drafting technician

drafting technologist

draftsperson

electrical draftsperson

electromechanical draftsperson

electronic draftsperson

engineering design and drafting technologist

mechanical draftsperson

steel detailer - drafting

structural draftsperson

structural steel drafter-detailer

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a two- to three-year college program in engineering design and drafting technology or in a related field is usually required for drafting and design technologists.

Completion of a one- to two-year college program in drafting or completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or four to five years of related experience plus completion of college or industry courses in drafting are usually required for drafting technicians.

Trade certification for draftspersons is available, but voluntary in Ontario.

Certification in engineering design and drafting technology or in a related field through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians may be required by employers.

A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

New Brunswick Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

Employment by Sex

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21.4%

Female

78.6%

Male

Employment by age

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7.2%

15-24

19.3%

25-34

28.9%

35-44

20.5%

45-54

20.5%

55-64

3.6%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

13.3%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

4.8%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

67.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

14.5%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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49.4%

Professional, scientific and technical services

32.5%

Manufacturing

12.0%

Construction

6.0%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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12.00%

Northeast

37.30%

Southeast

16.90%

Southwest

20.50%

Central

13.30%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$64,000

Northeast

$50,000

Southeast

$48,000

Southwest

$52,000

Central

$54,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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