Architecture & Engineering

Architectural & Civil Drafters

SOC 17-3011

Turn engineering and architectural designs into buildable drawings.

Median pay

$66k

$56k to $81k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

10k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI displacement risk

High

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

5/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

63rd pct

More exposed than 63% of occupations · modeled estimate · 74th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

65/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Writing
Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Active Listening
Mathematics

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.