Architectural and Civil Drafters

Moderate Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
46%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
53%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 268 votes)
Average: 49%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
1.1%
by year 2033
WAGES
$61,820
or $29.72 per hour
Volume
111,070
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
4.4/10
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- Job growth
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Calculated automation risk

46% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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User poll

53% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 46% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Architectural and Civil Drafters will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Architectural and Civil Drafters' job openings is expected to rise 1.1% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Architectural and Civil Drafters' was $61,820, or $30 per hour

'Architectural and Civil Drafters' were paid 28.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 111,070 people employed as 'Architectural and Civil Drafters' within the United States.

This represents around 0.07% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Architectural and Civil Drafters'.

Job description

Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.

SOC Code: 17-3011.00

Comments (6)

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Patrick (Low)
05 Aug 2025 04:37
Too much of drafting, at least in the civil/land development space, is heavily jurisdiction-dependent and up to the whims of the engineer of record and municipal reviewers, that I don't see AI/robots being able to dominate it anytime soon.
alec (Moderate)
01 Jan 2025 02:29
I think that there is pretty high likelihood that this job will be automated. The only thing that holds me back is the human error and creativity that makes building unique and special.
David (Low)
14 Nov 2020 20:06
Architecture is a career based largely on design and expression, generating environments that try to convey sensations to the people who inhabit those places, robots would not have real feelings to be able to understand and generate that.
Yannick Castella (Low)
10 Feb 2020 16:18
To make a good Civil Draftsman you need a certain ingenuity and imagination to get new and optimised solutions. Therefore a Robot would need a human-like mind to do this job which is why I think it is very unlikely that a robot will take my job.
a (Highly likely)
11 Sep 2019 09:16
Automation of drafting is higly likely. Can be made today. People controling the final building model and drawings will still be needed though.
Nima Fatemi (Highly likely)
29 May 2019 09:35
As a researcher in the mentioned area, I strongly believe architectural drafting will be a distant memory as machines are much better than us in correcting and devising plans.
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