Drafting Schools In Minnesota
Minnesota has 20 accredited drafting schools where drafting faculty who teach drafting classes can find employment. The trends in Minnesota's 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
- Bachelors degree in Drafting
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Drafting Employment
| Minnesota | 4,870 |
| National | 197,280 |
Of all of the drafting professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Minnesota state.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Minnesota
| 6,000 | 5,700 | 5,640 | 5,270 | 4,870 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Minnesota, drafting is a shrinking field. In 2010 there were 1,130 less drafting professionals working in Minnesota than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of drafting professionals has shrunk by 19%. 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 Minnesota
| $46,293 | $47,798 | $47,730 | $49,122 | $49,540 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Drafting
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Minnesota, as the number of drafting professionals is declining, the salaries earned by drafting professionals are increasing. Drafting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $46,293 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $49,540 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$32,848 |
25th percentile |
$38,752 |
50th percentile |
$47,708 |
75th percentile |
$59,510 |
90th percentile |
$71,275 |
Thus, there was a 7% growth in drafting professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of drafting, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid drafting professionals earning 117% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Minnesota state.
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Architecture |
$60,893 |
Civil Engineering |
$60,400 |
Construction Management |
$66,284 |
Design |
$50,424 |
Drafting |
$49,540 |
Industrial Design |
$53,040 |
Interior Design |
$49,610 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$64,618 |
In Minnesota, drafting professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
24 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
26 |
| Total | 51 |
The number of students graduating from the 20 accredited drafting schools in Minnesota is decreasing. In Minnesota, there were 328 graduates in 2006. And there were 308 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.
This represents a 6% decrease in the number of drafting degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. Most of these graduates, or 51%, earned a undergraduate certificate in drafting.