DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-3013 Mechanical Drafters

Occupational Description:
Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A2N/A$2.82/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,690140$29.35/hr$0.47/hr$20.30/hr$24.05/hr$28.63/hr$34.41/hr$40.42/hr
U S 55,210828$29.39/hr$0.24/hr$17.66/hr$21.88/hr$27.71/hr$35.20/hr$44.70/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Mechanical Drafters
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,060 $30.12/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 140 $26.46/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 110 $26.60/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 90 $26.80/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 80 $23.32/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 80 $24.35/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 60 $27.57/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 30 $27.21/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 20 $30.49/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 20 $29.54/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 10 $20.39/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers440$21.29/hrN/A
Mechanical Engineers190$36.41/hrN/A
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians70$23.03/hrN/A
Architectural and Civil Drafters30$25.16/hrN/A
Civil Engineering Technicians30$31.28/hrN/A
Electrical and Electronics DraftersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Mechanical Drafters