Drafting Schools In Alabama
Alabama has 24 accredited drafting schools where drafting faculty who teach drafting classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the drafting academic community in Alabama, and the future trends in drafting training at the following levels:
- Drafting Certificate
- Associates degree in Drafting
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Drafting Employment
| Alabama | 2,810 |
| National | 197,280 |
Of all of the drafting professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Alabama state.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Alabama
| 4,000 | 3,790 | 3,560 | 3,260 | 2,810 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, the field of drafting is shrinking. In Alabama, 1,190 less drafting professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 30% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the national trend for drafting professionals which shows a 16% decrease in the number of drafting professionals working around the nation.
Drafting VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $43,910 | $44,675 | $44,988 | $45,988 | $47,705 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Drafting
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to drafting professionals are growing in Alabama. Drafting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $43,910 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,705 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$27,618 |
25th percentile |
$35,240 |
50th percentile |
$44,918 |
75th percentile |
$57,555 |
90th percentile |
$74,380 |
This represents a 8% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Alabama, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of drafting. The pay differential between the highest paid drafting professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 169%
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Alabama
Architecture |
$57,193 |
Civil Engineering |
$52,660 |
Construction Management |
$57,702 |
Design |
$47,727 |
Drafting |
$47,705 |
Industrial Design |
$58,860 |
Interior Design |
$43,830 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$64,944 |
In Alabama, drafting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
23 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
26 |
| Total | 49 |
As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in Alabama state, the number of students graduating from the 24 accredited drafting schools in Alabama state is increasing. In 2006, 314 students graduated from drafting courses in Alabama. And in 2010, 362 students graduated.
Thus there was a 15% percent increase in the number of drafting school degree or certificate graduates in Alabama. A majority of these graduates, or 53%, graduated with an undergraduate certificate in drafting.