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Civil Drafter

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AVG. SALARY

$63,300

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EDUCATION

Associate's degree

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JOB OUTLOOK

Stable

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Oklahoma Earnings

Average Annual Wage

$63,300

Entry Annual Wage

$35,840

Experienced Annual Wage

$94,520

Average Hourly Wage

$30.43

Entry Hourly Wage

$17.23

Experienced Hourly Wage

$45.44

Median Hourly Wage

$28.84

Oklahoma Regional Earnings

Oklahoma Metropolitan Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
Fort Smith AR-OK MSA $55,170 or $26.52/hr $30,300 or $14.57/hr $81,170 or $39.03/hr
Oklahoma City MSA $63,030 or $30.30/hr $36,460 or $17.53/hr $94,520 or $45.44/hr
Tulsa MSA $64,850 or $31.18/hr $36,330 or $17.46/hr $95,770 or $46.04/hr

Oklahoma Geographical Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,670 or $25.80/hr $34,250 or $16.47/hr $79,040 or $38.00/hr

Oklahoma's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)

Outlook Stable
Growth rate is estimated to be 4%
Job Openings 130 estimated annual job openings
Employment 1,320 were employed in this occupation

Oklahoma's Regional Employment and Outlook

Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)

Region Employment Projected Growth Rate Annual Openings (growth) Annual Openings (replacement) Annual Openings
Southeast 70 0% N/A 7
Tulsa MSA 490 2% 1 N/A 47
Oklahoma City MSA 670 6% 4 N/A 69

National Earnings

The earnings information below is for the occupational group Architectural and Civil Drafters. The occupation Civil Drafter is part of this group.

Average Annual Wage

$61,660

Average Hourly Wage

$29.64

Average Annual Range

$37,770 to $86,180

Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.

Where do these numbers come from?


National Employment and Outlook

Outlook decreasing
  The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be -1%.
(The National average for all occupations is +5%)
Job Openings very small number
  A total of 1180 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2021 and 2031.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,757 openings)
Employment small occupation
  This was a small occupation in the United States, employing 105,400 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
Growth Declining growth
  Expected employment decreases in manufacturing and engineering services will more than offset the small increases in construction. These decreases will be driven by the use of computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) technologies, which allow engineers and architects to perform many tasks that used to be done by drafters. 
Industries Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (71.1%)
  • Architectural, engineering, and related services (NAICS541300) (68.8%)
  • Engineering services (NAICS541330) (32.3%)
  • Construction (NAICS230000) (12%)
  • Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (7.2%)
  • Construction of buildings (NAICS236000) (6.2%)

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