Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Mechanical Drafters

High Risk
61%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
63%
(High Risk)
POLLING
58%
(Moderate Risk)
Average: 61%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-4.9%
by year 2033
WAGES
$64,060
or $30.80 per hour
Volume
44,850
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
3.3/10

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Calculated automation risk

63% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

58% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 63% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

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






Sentiment

The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Mechanical Drafters' job openings is expected to decline 4.9% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Mechanical Drafters' was $64,060, or $30 per hour

'Mechanical Drafters' were paid 33.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 44,850 people employed as 'Mechanical Drafters' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 3 thousand people are employed as 'Mechanical Drafters'.

Job description

Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

SOC Code: 17-3013.00

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Comments

Andro (Low) 4 months ago
The manual input of measurements within the mining industry is not Robot capable
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John Myers (Moderate) 9 months ago
While there is already much that is currently automated (macros, .vb, etc.), there will always be a human element needed. I do think there will one day be a version of AI that is trained on all the major aspects of the human factor for this job, and it will be close enough to fool most people into thinking that it is human thought, but I don't think that will be within two decades.
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S (Moderate) 2 years ago
It is easy to program drafting and currently some softwares providing that service
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Willis (Low) 3 years ago
It is quite thought involved process. AI currently is set order of instructions.
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Ryan (No chance) 3 years ago
To much creativity involved in designing something completely bespoke but automations with drawings from models created by humans and CNC programs will become more and more automated by AI.
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Jimmy 4 years ago
The job of mechanical drafter won't be fully automated or replaced by IA ,but powerful software like driveworks ,are going to be the new standard on almost every company around the world and eventually those software will lowered the workforce and maybe the salary.
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Joe (Highly likely) 5 years ago
Criteria based
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D (Uncertain) 5 years ago
lots of inputs that aren't very machine compatible
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