Drafting Schools In Kansas

Kansas has 16 accredited drafting schools where drafting faculty who teach drafting classes can find employment. The trends in Kansas' drafting academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in drafting includes drafting training at the following levels:

Drafting Certificate
Associates degree in Drafting

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Kansas Vs. National Drafting Employment

Kansas	2,070
National	197,280

Of all of the drafting professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Kansas.

Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,540	2,350	2,390	2,480	2,070

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of drafting professionals is shrinking in Kansas. 470 less drafting professionals were working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kansas, this field has shrunk by 19% in four years. 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 Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$42,333	$46,738	$43,498	$45,725	$45,540
$41,394	$43,120	$44,217	$45,570	$46,014

Light Blue: Drafting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of drafting professionals is declining, the salaries paid to drafting professionals are increasing in Kansas. In 2006 drafting professionals made a mean salary of $42,333 per year, and in 2010 they made $45,540 per year.

Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Kansas

10th percentile	$27,760
25th percentile	$34,790
50th percentile	$42,885
75th percentile	$53,935
90th percentile	$69,335

Thus, there was a 7% growth in drafting professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Kansas state, within the field of drafting, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid drafting professionals earn 150% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Kansas

Architecture	$54,960
Civil Engineering	$55,013
Construction Management	$57,974
Design	$50,738
Drafting	$45,540
Industrial Design	$84,990
Interior Design	$44,660
Mechanical Engineering	$62,794

In Kansas, drafting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kansas

associate	18
bachelor	0
master	0
doctor	0
Certificate	12
Total	30

As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in Kansas state, the number of students graduating from the 16 accredited drafting schools in Kansas state is decreasing. In Kansas, there were 100 graduates in 2006. And there were 59 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.

This represents a 41% decrease in the number of drafting degree or certificate school graduates in Kansas state. 60% of these graduates received an associate's degree in drafting.

Drafting Faculty Salaries in Kansas

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