Drafting Schools In Louisiana
Louisiana has 18 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 Louisiana, and the future trends in drafting training at the following levels:
- Drafting Certificate
- Associates degree in Drafting
- Bachelors degree in Drafting
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Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Drafting Employment
| Louisiana | 3,310 |
| National | 197,280 |
Of all of the drafting professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Louisiana.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Louisiana
| 3,800 | 3,670 | 4,640 | 4,340 | 3,310 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Drafting is a shrinking field in Louisiana. 490 less drafting professionals were working in Louisiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 13% decline in the field. This is slower 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 Louisiana
| $41,930 | $43,885 | $46,462 | $48,105 | $50,418 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 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 Louisiana. The mean salary for drafting professionals in 2006 was $41,930 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $50,418 per year.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$30,870 |
25th percentile |
$38,732 |
50th percentile |
$47,755 |
75th percentile |
$59,730 |
90th percentile |
$76,545 |
Thus, drafting professionals' salaries grew by 17% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Louisiana state, within the field of drafting, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid drafting professionals earn 148% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Architecture |
$59,090 |
Civil Engineering |
$62,130 |
Construction Management |
$59,948 |
Design |
$44,074 |
Drafting |
$50,418 |
Industrial Design |
$0 |
Interior Design |
$50,610 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$67,726 |
In Louisiana, drafting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana
associate |
14 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
20 |
| Total | 35 |
As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in Louisiana state, the number of students graduating from the 18 accredited drafting schools in Louisiana state is increasing. In Louisiana, there were 133 graduates in 2006. And there were 477 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 259% percent increase in the number of drafting school degree or certificate graduates in Louisiana. A majority of these graduates, or 57%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in drafting.