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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
17-3012 Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.
National estimates for Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Industry profile for Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Geographic profile for Electrical and Electronics Drafters
National estimates for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 20,830 |
3.7 % |
$ 32.26 |
$ 67,090 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.33 |
$ 23.30 |
$ 29.57 |
$ 37.84 |
$ 47.70 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 38,120 |
$ 48,460 |
$ 61,510 |
$ 78,700 |
$ 99,210 |
Industry profile for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Electrical and Electronics Drafters are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Electrical and Electronics Drafters, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
6,860 |
0.45 |
$ 30.01 |
$ 62,430 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
2,590 |
0.12 |
$ 31.58 |
$ 65,690 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,940 |
0.52 |
$ 41.26 |
$ 85,820 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
930 |
0.26 |
$ 37.24 |
$ 77,460 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
610 |
0.15 |
$ 32.31 |
$ 67,210 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,940 |
0.52 |
$ 41.26 |
$ 85,820 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing |
190 |
0.47 |
$ 24.48 |
$ 50,920 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
6,860 |
0.45 |
$ 30.01 |
$ 62,430 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing |
550 |
0.41 |
$ 29.31 |
$ 60,960 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
930 |
0.26 |
$ 37.24 |
$ 77,460 |
Top paying industries for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
Geographic profile for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Electrical and Electronics Drafters are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Electrical and Electronics Drafters, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
3,140 |
0.19 |
1.28 |
$ 35.17 |
$ 73,150 |
| Texas |
2,340 |
0.19 |
1.29 |
$ 30.19 |
$ 62,800 |
| New York |
1,220 |
0.14 |
0.95 |
$ 37.61 |
$ 78,230 |
| Arizona |
1,100 |
0.38 |
2.59 |
$ 33.78 |
$ 70,250 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,060 |
0.19 |
1.29 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,720 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arizona |
1,100 |
0.38 |
2.59 |
$ 33.78 |
$ 70,250 |
| Hawaii |
210 |
0.37 |
2.53 |
$ 27.92 |
$ 58,070 |
| Vermont |
80 |
0.28 |
1.89 |
$ 36.28 |
$ 75,460 |
| Colorado |
700 |
0.27 |
1.80 |
$ 36.11 |
$ 75,110 |
| New Mexico |
170 |
0.22 |
1.52 |
(8) |
(8) |
Top paying states for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,020 |
0.18 |
1.21 |
$ 32.66 |
$ 67,940 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
940 |
0.11 |
0.73 |
$ 40.27 |
$ 83,760 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
900 |
0.43 |
2.88 |
$ 34.51 |
$ 71,780 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
740 |
0.21 |
1.39 |
$ 29.16 |
$ 60,650 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
730 |
0.25 |
1.71 |
$ 31.17 |
$ 64,830 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
480 |
0.33 |
2.21 |
$ 33.22 |
$ 69,110 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
460 |
0.43 |
2.92 |
$ 47.30 |
$ 98,380 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
410 |
0.15 |
1.05 |
$ 36.03 |
$ 74,940 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
380 |
0.09 |
0.60 |
$ 36.22 |
$ 75,330 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
370 |
0.14 |
0.98 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 64,110 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
30 |
0.73 |
4.96 |
$ 37.19 |
$ 77,360 |
| Reading, PA |
100 |
0.59 |
4.02 |
$ 35.35 |
$ 73,530 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
40 |
0.54 |
3.65 |
$ 26.46 |
$ 55,030 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
80 |
0.51 |
3.42 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
190 |
0.48 |
3.24 |
$ 28.07 |
$ 58,380 |
| Tucson, AZ |
160 |
0.44 |
2.95 |
$ 31.10 |
$ 64,680 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
460 |
0.43 |
2.92 |
$ 47.30 |
$ 98,380 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
900 |
0.43 |
2.88 |
$ 34.51 |
$ 71,780 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
50 |
0.37 |
2.50 |
$ 41.79 |
$ 86,920 |
| Boulder, CO |
60 |
0.35 |
2.39 |
$ 40.15 |
$ 83,510 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
460 |
0.43 |
2.92 |
$ 47.30 |
$ 98,380 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
50 |
0.37 |
2.50 |
$ 41.79 |
$ 86,920 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
940 |
0.11 |
0.73 |
$ 40.27 |
$ 83,760 |
| Boulder, CO |
60 |
0.35 |
2.39 |
$ 40.15 |
$ 83,510 |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
60 |
0.24 |
1.60 |
$ 40.10 |
$ 83,400 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
120 |
0.06 |
0.41 |
$ 39.11 |
$ 81,360 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
310 |
0.14 |
0.93 |
$ 38.20 |
$ 79,460 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
260 |
0.10 |
0.69 |
$ 38.14 |
$ 79,320 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
330 |
0.11 |
0.76 |
$ 37.76 |
$ 78,550 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
40 |
0.21 |
1.43 |
$ 37.34 |
$ 77,660 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Electrical and Electronics Drafters:
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
