Compare A Civil Engineering Technician ↔ B Architectural Drafter
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1 move · +$3,930 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Architectural Drafter: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Architectural Drafter hold one).
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Civil Engineering Technician to Architectural Drafter +$3,930 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Architectural and Civil Drafters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Architectural Drafter hold one).
- Skills to build: Persuasion
Side by side
All Architectural and Civil Drafters: Texas median $63,320, $3,930 more a year than all Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians ($59,390), 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
Gates on the route: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Architectural Drafter hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +10.0% Texas, 560 openings a year
B +15.1% Texas, 1,390 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.1 / 5-0.71.4 / 5
- Hazardous equipment-1.72Hazardous equipment: A 2.92, B 1.2
- Outdoors, all weather-1.56Outdoors, all weather: A 3.52, B 1.96
- Very hot or cold-1.23Very hot or cold: A 2.64, B 1.41
- Bending or twisting-0.91Bending or twisting: A 2.05, B 1.14
- Walking or running-0.76Walking or running: A 2.27, B 1.51
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 18% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 62%).
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 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET: 31%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 25%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Speaking
To build: 1
- Persuasion +0.50
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