Compare A Architectural Drafter ↔ B Civil Engineering Technician

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1 move · -$3,930 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Civil Engineering Technician: experience: over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET, most common).

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Architectural Drafter to Civil Engineering Technician -$3,930 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: experience: over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Mathematics

Side by side

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians: Texas median $59,390, $3,930 less a year than all Architectural and Civil Drafters ($63,320), every experience level.

Architectural Drafter: 26% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 times the share for Civil Engineering Technician (15%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$63,320-$3,930$59,390

Gates on the route: experience: over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +15.1% Texas, 1,390 openings a year

B +10.0% Texas, 560 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

26%-11 pts15%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

1.4 / 5+0.72.1 / 5

Hazardous equipment+1.72Hazardous equipment: A 1.2, B 2.92
Outdoors, all weather+1.56Outdoors, all weather: A 1.96, B 3.52
Very hot or cold+1.23Very hot or cold: A 1.41, B 2.64
Bending or twisting+0.91Bending or twisting: A 1.14, B 2.05
Walking or running+0.76Walking or running: A 1.51, B 2.27

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 62%).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 18% do).

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 25%).

B Most common related work experience: over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Monitoring
Writing
Complex Problem Solving

To build: 1

Mathematics +0.50

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