Drafting Schools In Indiana
There are 27 accredited drafting schools in Indiana for faculty who teach drafting classes to choose from. The trends in Indiana'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
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Indiana Vs. National Drafting Employment
| Indiana | 3,960 |
| National | 197,280 |
Approximately 2% of the country's drafting professionals work in Indiana state.
Employment Growth for Drafting professionals In Indiana
| 4,680 | 5,000 | 4,860 | 4,510 | 3,960 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Drafting is a shrinking field in Indiana. There were 720 less drafting professionals working in Indiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of drafting professionals has shrunk by 15%. 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 Indiana
| $42,825 | $43,055 | $44,870 | $45,350 | $47,760 |
| $41,263 | $43,445 | $44,845 | $44,830 | $45,974 |
| 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 Indiana. Drafting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $42,825 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,760 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Drafting professionals in Indiana
10th percentile |
$29,940 |
25th percentile |
$36,770 |
50th percentile |
$44,998 |
75th percentile |
$55,788 |
90th percentile |
$69,508 |
Thus, there was a 10% growth in drafting professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Indiana, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of drafting. The pay differential between the highest paid drafting professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 132%
Average Salaries for Drafting professionals and related professions in Indiana
Architecture |
$59,953 |
Civil Engineering |
$53,953 |
Construction Management |
$59,236 |
Design |
$45,100 |
Drafting |
$47,760 |
Industrial Design |
$51,830 |
Interior Design |
$39,370 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$59,844 |
Drafting professionals in Indiana earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Drafting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Indiana
associate |
30 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
8 |
| Total | 42 |
As the number of drafting professionals is decreasing in Indiana state, the number of students graduating from the 27 accredited drafting schools in Indiana state is decreasing. In Indiana, there were 591 graduates in 2006. And there were 567 graduates from drafting courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 4% percent decrease in the number of drafting school degree or certificate graduates in Indiana. A majority of these graduates, or 71%, graduated with a associate's degree in drafting.