Drafting Schools In North Carolina
There are 13 accredited drafting schools in North Carolina for faculty who teach drafting classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the drafting academic community in North Carolina, 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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Cities
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Professional Trends
North Carolina Vs. National Drafting Employment
| North Carolina | 4,360 |
| National | 197,280 |
Of all of the drafting professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of North Carolina.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In North Carolina
| 4,540 | 5,170 | 5,890 | 5,310 | 4,360 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of drafting professionals is shrinking in North Carolina. In North Carolina, 180 less drafting professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of drafting has shrunk by 4% in North Carolina. This decline is slower than the change in the number of drafting professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of drafting professionals has shrunk by 16% from 2006 to 2010.
Drafting VS. All Professions salaries in North Carolina
| $33,823 | $49,973 | $51,615 | $51,688 | $52,200 |
| $42,193 | $43,618 | $45,387 | $46,982 | $48,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Drafting
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of drafting professionals is declining, the salaries paid to drafting professionals are increasing in North Carolina. Drafting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $33,823 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,200 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in North Carolina
10th percentile |
$30,995 |
25th percentile |
$39,168 |
50th percentile |
$48,592 |
75th percentile |
$66,195 |
90th percentile |
$79,675 |
Thus, there was a 35% 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 157% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in North Carolina state.
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in North Carolina
Architecture |
$62,867 |
Civil Engineering |
$55,643 |
Construction Management |
$59,372 |
Design |
$46,424 |
Drafting |
$52,200 |
Industrial Design |
$67,850 |
Interior Design |
$47,360 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$61,554 |
In North Carolina, 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 North Carolina
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
14 |
| Total | 26 |
As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in North Carolina state, the number of students graduating from the 13 accredited drafting schools in North Carolina state is increasing. In North Carolina, there were 61 graduates in 2006. And there were 111 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of drafting school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina by 82%. Most of these graduates, or 54%, earned a undergraduate certificate in drafting.