Drafting Schools In Missouri
In Missouri, there are 29 accredited schools where drafting classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Missouri'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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Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Drafting Employment
| Missouri | 4,060 |
| National | 197,280 |
Of all of the drafting professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Missouri.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Missouri
| 4,570 | 4,370 | 4,800 | 4,650 | 4,060 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, drafting is a shrinking field. 510 less drafting professionals were working in Missouri in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of drafting professionals has shrunk by 11%. 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 Missouri
| $43,980 | $47,058 | $48,452 | $48,878 | $48,898 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 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 Missouri. In 2006 drafting professionals made a mean salary of $43,980 per year, and in 2010 they made $48,898 per year.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$31,102 |
25th percentile |
$37,322 |
50th percentile |
$45,940 |
75th percentile |
$58,700 |
90th percentile |
$72,848 |
This represents a 10% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 134% pay differential between the highest paid drafting professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of drafting in Missouri.
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Missouri
Architecture |
$57,073 |
Civil Engineering |
$54,473 |
Construction Management |
$62,578 |
Design |
$47,660 |
Drafting |
$48,898 |
Industrial Design |
$52,330 |
Interior Design |
$45,970 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$65,420 |
In Missouri, 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 Missouri
associate |
21 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
21 |
| Total | 43 |
As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in Missouri state, the number of students graduating from the 29 accredited drafting schools in Missouri state is increasing. In Missouri, there were 269 graduates in 2006. And there were 335 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of drafting school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri by 25%. 49% of these graduates received a associate's degree in drafting.