Drafting Schools In New York
New York has 23 accredited drafting schools where drafting faculty who teach drafting classes can find employment. The trends in New York'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
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Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Drafting Employment
| New York | 11,480 |
| National | 197,280 |
Approximately 6% of the country's drafting professionals work in New York state.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In New York
| 12,370 | 12,210 | 12,840 | 12,430 | 11,480 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of drafting professionals is shrinking in New York. There were 890 less drafting professionals working in New York in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of drafting has shrunk by 7% in New York. This decline is slower 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 New York
| $52,105 | $51,433 | $52,288 | $53,058 | $54,720 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Drafting
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In New York, as the number of drafting professionals is declining, the salaries earned by drafting professionals are increasing. Drafting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $52,105 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $54,720 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$32,855 |
25th percentile |
$41,198 |
50th percentile |
$52,160 |
75th percentile |
$66,255 |
90th percentile |
$83,338 |
Thus, there was a 5% growth in drafting professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In New York state, within the field of drafting, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid drafting professionals earn 154% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in New York
Architecture |
$68,063 |
Civil Engineering |
$62,843 |
Construction Management |
$78,326 |
Design |
$67,914 |
Drafting |
$54,720 |
Industrial Design |
$62,620 |
Interior Design |
$64,400 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$62,988 |
In New York, drafting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
18 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
11 |
| Total | 29 |
As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in New York state, the number of students graduating from the 23 accredited drafting schools in New York state is increasing. In 2006 there were 294 drafting graduates from drafting courses in New York and in 2010 there were 304 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of drafting school degree or certificate graduates in New York by 3%. A majority of these graduates, or 62%, graduated with an associate's degree in drafting.