Compare A Electrical Drafter ↔ B Mechanical Design Drafter

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1 move · -$1,240 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Mechanical Design Drafter: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

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Electrical Drafter to Mechanical Design Drafter -$1,240 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Mechanical Drafters as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Mathematics

Side by side

All Mechanical Drafters: Texas median $79,380, $1,240 less a year than all Electrical and Electronics Drafters ($80,620), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Mechanical Design Drafter 44%, Electrical Drafter 36%.

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

$80,620-$1,240$79,380

Gates on the route: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +0.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

B -0.4% Texas, 300 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

36%+8 pts44%

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

1.5 / 5-0.11.5 / 5

Hazardous conditions-0.85Hazardous conditions: A 2, B 1.15
Outdoors, all weather-0.79Outdoors, all weather: A 2.11, B 1.32
Hazardous equipment+0.59Hazardous equipment: A 1.62, B 2.21
Bending or twisting+0.28Bending or twisting: A 1.49, B 1.77
Very hot or cold-0.22Very hot or cold: A 1.76, B 1.54

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 19% 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 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 30%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension
Speaking

To build: 2

Operations Analysis +0.76
Mathematics +0.50

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