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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 63,630 |
1.7 % |
$27.63 |
$57,480 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.58 |
$20.75 |
$26.19 |
$33.00 |
$41.31 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$34,490 |
$43,170 |
$54,480 |
$68,630 |
$85,920 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
15,860 |
1.13 |
$28.88 |
$60,070 |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
4,780 |
1.29 |
$24.45 |
$50,860 |
| Employment Services |
3,350 |
0.09 |
$29.07 |
$60,480 |
| Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing |
2,980 |
1.13 |
$25.74 |
$53,540 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
2,820 |
2.07 |
$29.43 |
$61,210 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ship and Boat Building |
2,820 |
2.07 |
$29.43 |
$61,210 |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
4,780 |
1.29 |
$24.45 |
$50,860 |
| Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing |
1,090 |
1.16 |
$25.29 |
$52,600 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
15,860 |
1.13 |
$28.88 |
$60,070 |
| Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing |
2,980 |
1.13 |
$25.74 |
$53,540 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
4,900 |
0.42 |
0.92 |
$30.12 |
$62,650 |
| Michigan |
4,310 |
1.02 |
2.26 |
$27.04 |
$56,240 |
| California |
3,900 |
0.24 |
0.54 |
$29.00 |
$60,310 |
| New York |
3,750 |
0.41 |
0.91 |
$26.80 |
$55,740 |
| Illinois |
3,640 |
0.62 |
1.36 |
$27.55 |
$57,310 |
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 |
750 |
1.26 |
2.79 |
$27.05 |
$56,260 |
| Connecticut |
1,900 |
1.14 |
2.52 |
$30.26 |
$62,950 |
| Michigan |
4,310 |
1.02 |
2.26 |
$27.04 |
$56,240 |
| Wisconsin |
2,730 |
0.97 |
2.15 |
$24.46 |
$50,870 |
| Minnesota |
2,260 |
0.80 |
1.77 |
$28.29 |
$58,850 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
2,250 |
0.73 |
1.62 |
$36.57 |
$76,060 |
| New Mexico |
190 |
0.23 |
0.51 |
$34.36 |
$71,460 |
| Louisiana |
1,000 |
0.52 |
1.15 |
$31.96 |
$66,470 |
| New Jersey |
1,370 |
0.35 |
0.77 |
$31.81 |
$66,160 |
| Massachusetts |
1,530 |
0.44 |
0.97 |
$30.93 |
$64,330 |
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) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,500 |
0.69 |
1.51 |
$29.27 |
$60,880 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
2,330 |
1.93 |
4.26 |
$27.62 |
$57,460 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,140 |
0.73 |
1.61 |
$34.30 |
$71,340 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
1,930 |
0.29 |
0.65 |
$28.50 |
$59,290 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
1,640 |
1.03 |
2.28 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,600 |
0.84 |
1.85 |
$29.73 |
$61,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
930 |
0.22 |
0.48 |
$28.36 |
$58,980 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
910 |
0.68 |
1.49 |
$28.42 |
$59,120 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
860 |
0.36 |
0.78 |
$27.28 |
$56,750 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
780 |
0.68 |
1.51 |
$25.08 |
$52,160 |
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) |
| Appleton, WI |
320 |
2.61 |
5.76 |
$26.59 |
$55,310 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
160 |
2.59 |
5.71 |
$30.99 |
$64,460 |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
100 |
2.20 |
4.86 |
$21.96 |
$45,680 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
2,330 |
1.93 |
4.26 |
$27.62 |
$57,460 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
100 |
1.72 |
3.79 |
$26.81 |
$55,770 |
| Midland, MI |
60 |
1.70 |
3.75 |
$25.33 |
$52,680 |
| Racine, WI |
120 |
1.63 |
3.59 |
$24.77 |
$51,510 |
| Flint, MI |
200 |
1.47 |
3.24 |
$26.53 |
$55,190 |
| Elmira, NY |
50 |
1.47 |
3.24 |
$25.73 |
$53,520 |
| Wichita, KS |
420 |
1.41 |
3.11 |
$26.19 |
$54,480 |
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United States Department of Labor
