Drafting Schools In Colorado
Drafting classes faculty can choose to work at one of 12 accredited drafting schools in Colorado. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in drafting in the state of Colorado, which encompasses drafting training at the following levels:
- Drafting Certificate
- Associates degree in Drafting
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Drafting Employment
| Colorado | 3,640 |
| National | 197,280 |
Approximately 2% of the country's drafting professionals work in Colorado state.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Colorado
| 4,380 | 4,510 | 4,740 | 4,000 | 3,640 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Colorado, the field of drafting is shrinking. There were 740 less drafting professionals working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Colorado, this field has shrunk by 17% in four years. This is faster than the trend for drafting professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of drafting professionals has shrunk by 16% between 2006 and 2010.
Drafting VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $50,045 | $50,525 | $50,462 | $51,552 | $54,120 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Drafting
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of drafting professionals is declining, the salaries paid to drafting professionals are increasing in Colorado. In 2006 drafting professionals made a mean salary of $50,045 per year, and in 2010 they made $54,120 per year.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$34,718 |
25th percentile |
$42,180 |
50th percentile |
$52,060 |
75th percentile |
$66,488 |
90th percentile |
$77,512 |
This represents a 8% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Colorado state, within the field of drafting, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid drafting professionals earn 123% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Colorado
Architecture |
$65,983 |
Civil Engineering |
$59,487 |
Construction Management |
$65,226 |
Design |
$49,204 |
Drafting |
$54,120 |
Industrial Design |
$60,990 |
Interior Design |
$49,770 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$71,020 |
In Colorado, drafting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
12 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
8 |
| Total | 20 |
As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in Colorado state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited drafting schools in Colorado state is decreasing. In Colorado, there were 211 graduates in 2006. And there were 177 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 16% percent decrease in the number of drafting school degree or certificate graduates in Colorado. Most of these graduates, or 60%, earned an associate's degree in drafting.