Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
17-3013 Mechanical Drafters
Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 56,170 |
1.6 % |
$28.37 |
$59,010 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.17 |
$21.26 |
$26.89 |
$33.75 |
$42.44 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,720 |
$44,230 |
$55,920 |
$70,190 |
$88,280 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
11,760 |
0.81 |
$28.61 |
$59,510 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
6,090 |
1.28 |
$25.45 |
$52,950 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
5,890 |
0.81 |
$26.82 |
$55,790 |
| Employment Services |
3,490 |
0.10 |
$30.76 |
$63,980 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
2,570 |
0.12 |
$30.91 |
$64,290 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
6,090 |
1.28 |
$25.45 |
$52,950 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
1,240 |
0.91 |
$28.91 |
$60,130 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
11,760 |
0.81 |
$28.61 |
$59,510 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
5,890 |
0.81 |
$26.82 |
$55,790 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing |
1,280 |
0.71 |
$25.77 |
$53,600 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
4,830 |
0.40 |
1.03 |
$29.70 |
$61,770 |
| California |
4,620 |
0.27 |
0.70 |
$31.59 |
$65,710 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,210 |
0.55 |
1.42 |
$26.10 |
$54,280 |
| New York |
2,780 |
0.30 |
0.76 |
$27.78 |
$57,780 |
| Illinois |
2,770 |
0.46 |
1.19 |
$27.03 |
$56,210 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maine |
910 |
1.50 |
3.86 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
| Kansas |
1,130 |
0.82 |
2.12 |
$24.14 |
$50,210 |
| Minnesota |
2,030 |
0.71 |
1.83 |
$28.54 |
$59,360 |
| Wisconsin |
1,980 |
0.69 |
1.79 |
$25.19 |
$52,390 |
| Oklahoma |
1,100 |
0.69 |
1.78 |
$28.81 |
$59,930 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
2,060 |
0.63 |
1.62 |
$39.03 |
$81,180 |
| Alaska |
70 |
0.23 |
0.59 |
$35.04 |
$72,880 |
| New Mexico |
220 |
0.27 |
0.68 |
$33.62 |
$69,930 |
| New Jersey |
1,040 |
0.26 |
0.66 |
$32.79 |
$68,200 |
| Connecticut |
660 |
0.40 |
1.02 |
$32.02 |
$66,590 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,040 |
0.21 |
0.55 |
$31.16 |
$64,820 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,020 |
0.68 |
1.74 |
$34.15 |
$71,030 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,000 |
0.43 |
1.11 |
$27.07 |
$56,300 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,640 |
0.27 |
0.69 |
$30.22 |
$62,860 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,560 |
0.78 |
2.02 |
$43.33 |
$90,130 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,490 |
0.54 |
1.39 |
$28.65 |
$59,590 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,430 |
0.73 |
1.89 |
$29.88 |
$62,150 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,300 |
0.37 |
0.94 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,140 |
0.58 |
1.49 |
$29.48 |
$61,310 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,000 |
0.73 |
1.87 |
$31.41 |
$65,330 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grand Island, NE |
70 |
1.73 |
4.46 |
$21.91 |
$45,580 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
90 |
1.56 |
4.03 |
$28.93 |
$60,180 |
| Appleton, WI |
190 |
1.53 |
3.94 |
$24.44 |
$50,840 |
| Flint, MI |
200 |
1.46 |
3.76 |
$32.75 |
$68,120 |
| Jackson, MI |
80 |
1.42 |
3.65 |
$26.81 |
$55,770 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
70 |
1.42 |
3.65 |
$31.85 |
$66,240 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
60 |
1.28 |
3.30 |
$30.71 |
$63,870 |
| York-Hanover, PA |
220 |
1.20 |
3.10 |
$23.58 |
$49,040 |
| Tulsa, OK |
500 |
1.15 |
2.97 |
$30.40 |
$63,220 |
| Ocala, FL |
110 |
1.08 |
2.77 |
$24.50 |
$50,960 |
United States Department of Labor
