Drafting Schools In Ohio
In Ohio, there are 32 accredited schools where drafting classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Ohio'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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Statistics
Professional Trends
Ohio Vs. National Drafting Employment
| Ohio | 7,270 |
| National | 197,280 |
Approximately 4% of the country's drafting professionals work in Ohio state.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Ohio
| 8,020 | 7,830 | 8,600 | 7,780 | 7,270 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Drafting is a shrinking field in Ohio. There were 750 less drafting professionals working in Ohio in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Ohio, this field has shrunk by 9% in four years. 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 Ohio
| $41,820 | $42,865 | $44,848 | $47,490 | $47,422 |
| $44,230 | $45,388 | $47,259 | $48,341 | $48,873 |
| 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 Ohio. In 2006 drafting professionals made a mean salary of $41,820 per year, and in 2010 they made $47,422 per year.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Ohio
10th percentile |
$30,088 |
25th percentile |
$36,118 |
50th percentile |
$44,770 |
75th percentile |
$55,722 |
90th percentile |
$68,530 |
Thus, there was a 12% growth in drafting professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of drafting, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid drafting professionals earning 128% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Ohio state.
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Ohio
Architecture |
$58,700 |
Civil Engineering |
$55,000 |
Construction Management |
$62,360 |
Design |
$51,288 |
Drafting |
$47,422 |
Industrial Design |
$56,060 |
Interior Design |
$45,530 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$62,044 |
In Ohio, drafting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Ohio
associate |
33 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
11 |
| Total | 44 |
The number of students graduating from the 32 accredited drafting schools in Ohio is increasing. In Ohio, there were 230 graduates in 2006. And there were 259 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.
This represents a 13% increase in the number of drafting degree or certificate school graduates in Ohio state. Most of these graduates, or 75%, earned an associate's degree in drafting.