Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
17-3019 Drafters, All Other
All drafters not listed separately.
National estimates for Drafters, All Other
Industry profile for Drafters, All Other
Geographic profile for Drafters, All Other
National estimates for Drafters, All Other:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Drafters, All Other:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 15,300 |
3.7 % |
$ 28.04 |
$ 58,330 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Drafters, All Other:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.74 |
$ 22.19 |
$ 26.08 |
$ 32.63 |
$ 41.09 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,900 |
$ 46,150 |
$ 54,240 |
$ 67,880 |
$ 85,470 |
Industry profile for Drafters, All Other:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Drafters, All Other are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Drafters, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Drafters, All Other:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
4,360 |
0.29 |
$ 29.63 |
$ 61,630 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
1,480 |
0.45 |
$ 24.92 |
$ 51,820 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
710 |
0.03 |
$ 32.97 |
$ 68,570 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
700 |
0.15 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,450 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
490 |
0.07 |
$ 25.29 |
$ 52,610 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Drafters, All Other:
Top paying industries for Drafters, All Other:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
90 |
0.02 |
$ 39.07 |
$ 81,260 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
110 |
0.03 |
$ 38.51 |
$ 80,090 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
70 |
0.02 |
$ 37.40 |
$ 77,780 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
90 |
0.01 |
$ 33.60 |
$ 69,900 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
220 |
0.01 |
$ 33.14 |
$ 68,940 |
Geographic profile for Drafters, All Other:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Drafters, All Other are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Drafters, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Drafters, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
2,070 |
0.13 |
1.15 |
$ 29.94 |
$ 62,260 |
| Texas |
1,560 |
0.13 |
1.18 |
$ 26.46 |
$ 55,030 |
| Louisiana |
900 |
0.50 |
4.62 |
$ 27.22 |
$ 56,610 |
| Florida |
870 |
0.10 |
0.93 |
$ 24.68 |
$ 51,330 |
| New York |
770 |
0.09 |
0.81 |
$ 30.17 |
$ 62,760 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Drafters, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
900 |
0.50 |
4.62 |
$ 27.22 |
$ 56,610 |
| Oregon |
620 |
0.34 |
3.13 |
$ 26.74 |
$ 55,630 |
| Montana |
140 |
0.30 |
2.75 |
$ 28.29 |
$ 58,850 |
| Kentucky |
320 |
0.17 |
1.60 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,250 |
| Georgia |
740 |
0.17 |
1.56 |
$ 31.51 |
$ 65,530 |
Top paying states for Drafters, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
500 |
0.16 |
1.45 |
$ 35.21 |
$ 73,240 |
| Massachusetts |
180 |
0.05 |
0.50 |
$ 33.93 |
$ 70,570 |
| New Jersey |
590 |
0.15 |
1.40 |
$ 33.05 |
$ 68,740 |
| Maryland |
380 |
0.15 |
1.37 |
$ 32.06 |
$ 66,680 |
| Georgia |
740 |
0.17 |
1.56 |
$ 31.51 |
$ 65,530 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Drafters, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
950 |
0.11 |
1.01 |
$ 32.42 |
$ 67,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
680 |
0.12 |
1.10 |
$ 26.78 |
$ 55,700 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
540 |
0.21 |
1.93 |
$ 33.70 |
$ 70,100 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
480 |
0.11 |
1.04 |
$ 27.38 |
$ 56,940 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
450 |
0.15 |
1.42 |
$ 28.52 |
$ 59,330 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
420 |
0.12 |
1.07 |
$ 27.02 |
$ 56,210 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
380 |
0.33 |
3.08 |
$ 28.70 |
$ 59,700 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
350 |
0.16 |
1.52 |
$ 26.54 |
$ 55,190 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
350 |
0.18 |
1.67 |
$ 37.31 |
$ 77,600 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
320 |
0.21 |
1.93 |
$ 29.49 |
$ 61,330 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Drafters, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
70 |
0.84 |
7.74 |
$ 28.12 |
$ 58,490 |
| Lafayette, LA |
130 |
0.67 |
6.19 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,500 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
60 |
0.65 |
6.02 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
230 |
0.62 |
5.73 |
$ 28.64 |
$ 59,570 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
40 |
0.48 |
4.44 |
$ 24.61 |
$ 51,200 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
240 |
0.47 |
4.33 |
$ 28.96 |
$ 60,240 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
70 |
0.45 |
4.18 |
$ 24.42 |
$ 50,800 |
| Salem, OR |
70 |
0.38 |
3.53 |
$ 24.52 |
$ 50,990 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
40 |
0.37 |
3.41 |
$ 27.60 |
$ 57,400 |
| Eugene, OR |
50 |
0.37 |
3.37 |
$ 23.50 |
$ 48,880 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Drafters, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
350 |
0.18 |
1.67 |
$ 37.31 |
$ 77,600 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
300 |
0.14 |
1.25 |
$ 36.97 |
$ 76,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
120 |
0.05 |
0.42 |
$ 35.37 |
$ 73,580 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
100 |
0.09 |
0.87 |
$ 34.31 |
$ 71,370 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
170 |
0.14 |
1.27 |
$ 34.02 |
$ 70,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
540 |
0.21 |
1.93 |
$ 33.70 |
$ 70,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
950 |
0.11 |
1.01 |
$ 32.42 |
$ 67,440 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
70 |
0.06 |
0.59 |
$ 32.18 |
$ 66,940 |
| Trenton, NJ |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 32.07 |
$ 66,710 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
110 |
0.12 |
1.09 |
$ 31.37 |
$ 65,240 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Drafters, All Other:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Drafters, All Other:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Drafters, All Other:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
