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Architectural & Civil Drafters

Also called: Architectural Drafter, Civil Drafter, Computer-Aided Drafting Designer (CAD Designer)

Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction

What they do:
Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.

On the job, you would:

Produce drawings, using computer-assisted drafting systems (CAD) or drafting machines, or by hand, using compasses, dividers, protractors, triangles, and other drafting devices.
Draft plans and detailed drawings for structures, installations, and construction projects, such as highways, sewage disposal systems, and dikes, working from sketches or notes.
Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.

KNOWLEDGE

Safety and Government

public safety and security

Engineering and Technology

design
building and construction

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

English language

SKILLS

Basic Skills

reading work related information
figuring out how to use new ideas or things

People and Technology Systems

figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one

Problem Solving