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Electronics And Electrical Drafters
Job Numbers and Growth
There are about 35,000 jobs for people working as electronics and electrical drafters. People pursuing jobs in this occupation should expect a low overall unemployment rate.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Government survey data shows that 6% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. Some 6% of electronics and electrical drafters work primarily as a consultant.
Training and Education
Having a postsecondary vocational award may make it easier to find a job. Employees with a bachelor's degree or higher are 25% of the total. About 62% of electronics and electrical drafters have some college education, but do not have a degree. High school was all the education required by 13% of workers to get a job. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
Cities with few jobs per capita for employees are Dayton (Ohio), Oxnard (California), and West Palm Beach (Florida). The most jobs are found in Jackson (Michigan), Huntsville (Alabama), and Norwich (Connecticut).
Within the US, the highest salaries for electronics and electrical drafters are found in Lowell (Massachusetts), Nassau (New York), and Poughkeepsie (New York), and the lowest are found in Boise (Idaho), Columbus (Ohio), and Jacksonville (Florida).
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Electronics And Electrical Drafters: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for Electronics And Electrical Drafters, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Electronics And Electrical Drafters are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Electronics And Electrical Drafters are starred 
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| State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham | 220 | $52,730 | 1.8 |
| Alabama | Huntsville | 260 | $54,520 | 5.5 |
| Alabama | Mobile | 70 | $49,200 | 1.7 |
| Alabama | Montgomery | 30 | $45,550 | 0.8 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 350 | $60,080 | 0.8 |
| Arizona | Tucson | 140 | $50,710 | 1.6 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 150 | $51,650 | 1.9 |
| California | Oakland | 260 | $65,570 | 1.1 |
| California | Oxnard | 30 | $54,160 | 0.4 |
| California | Riverside | 180 | $48,290 | 0.6 |
| California | San Diego | 290 | $51,190 | 0.9 |
| California | San Francisco | 140 | $60,240 | 0.6 |
| California | San Jose | 910 | $68,930 | 4.2 |
| California | Santa Ana | 390 | $49,810 | 1.1 |
| Colorado | Boulder | 80 | $66,010 | 2.2 |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs | 70 | $60,720 | 1.2 |
| Colorado | Denver | 340 | $55,710 | 1.2 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | 170 | $56,790 | 1.7 |
| Connecticut | Danbury | 40 | $51,350 | 2.7 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 150 | $55,350 | 1.1 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 90 | $55,200 | 1.4 |
| Connecticut | Norwich | 140 | $55,000 | 5.1 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 190 | $60,870 | 2.5 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 530 | $59,030 | 1 |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 160 | $47,270 | 0.9 |
| Florida | Jacksonville | 140 | $38,990 | 1 |
| Florida | Miami | 110 | $55,320 | 0.5 |
| Florida | Orlando | 270 | $49,350 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Palm Bay | 60 | $45,460 | 1.3 |
| Florida | Tampa | 760 | $47,150 | 2.6 |
| Florida | West Palm Beach | 50 | $47,980 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 830 | $52,120 | 1.5 |
| Georgia | Augusta | 50 | $58,950 | 1.1 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 140 | $43,440 | 1.4 |
| Idaho | Boise | 90 | $41,280 | 1.5 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 580 | $76,810 | 0.6 |
| Illinois | Springfield | 80 | $54,890 | 3.6 |
| Indiana | Gary | 40 | $53,620 | 0.6 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 120 | $50,670 | 0.6 |
| Iowa | Davenport | 40 | $53,390 | 1 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 130 | $51,900 | 1.8 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 60 | $56,890 | 1.1 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 140 | $48,820 | 1 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 260 | $54,780 | 3 |
| Louisiana | Lafayette | 30 | $42,780 | 0.9 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 190 | $52,880 | 1.6 |
| Louisiana | Shreveport | 40 | $49,840 | 1 |
| Maine | Portland | 60 | $45,350 | 1.3 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 530 | $53,660 | 1.7 |
| Maryland | Bethesda | 140 | $53,610 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 540 | $64,480 | 1.3 |
| Massachusetts | Framingham | 70 | $72,380 | 1.9 |
| Massachusetts | Haverhill | 50 | $45,080 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | Lowell | 70 | $68,370 | 2.6 |
| Massachusetts | Springfield | 70 | $55,050 | 1 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 240 | $56,700 | 1.4 |
| Michigan | Jackson | 60 | $41,240 | 5.6 |
| Michigan | Lansing | 40 | $55,920 | 0.9 |
| Michigan | Warren | 360 | $56,420 | 1.3 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 470 | $51,350 | 1.1 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 290 | $46,010 | 5 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | 440 | $53,870 | 1.8 |
| Missouri | Springfield | 40 | $52,800 | 0.9 |
| Missouri | St Louis | 440 | $51,800 | 1.4 |
| Montana | Billings | 70 | $42,430 | 4 |
| Nebraska | Lincoln | 40 | $48,580 | 1.1 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 50 | $47,700 | 0.5 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 190 | $56,600 | 0.9 |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | 100 | $56,060 | 3.2 |
| New Jersey | Camden | 160 | $58,350 | 1.3 |
| New Jersey | Edison | 130 | $61,040 | 0.5 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 220 | $60,780 | 0.9 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | 60 | $59,800 | 0.7 |
| New York | Albany | 130 | $53,360 | 1.3 |
| New York | Binghamton | 50 | $58,870 | 2.2 |
| New York | Buffalo | 100 | $60,750 | 0.8 |
| New York | Nassau | 380 | $69,700 | 1.3 |
| New York | New York | 960 | $62,820 | 0.8 |
| New York | Poughkeepsie | 50 | $65,170 | 0.9 |
| New York | Rochester | 210 | $51,630 | 1.8 |
| New York | Syracuse | 190 | $56,360 | 2.7 |
| New York | Utica | 50 | $52,560 | 1.8 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 280 | $52,360 | 1.3 |
| North Carolina | Durham | 70 | $51,330 | 1.1 |
| North Carolina | Greensboro | 120 | $55,450 | 1.4 |
| North Carolina | Hickory | 30 | $44,010 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 140 | $53,800 | 1.2 |
| North Carolina | Winston Salem | 50 | $52,730 | 1 |
| Ohio | Canton | 50 | $40,740 | 1.3 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 180 | $47,050 | 0.7 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 240 | $38,090 | 1.1 |
| Ohio | Dayton | 40 | $41,750 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | Toledo | 210 | $44,930 | 2.9 |
| Ohio | Youngstown | 60 | $45,150 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 120 | $48,550 | 0.9 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | 140 | $44,980 | 1.4 |
| Oregon | Portland | 250 | $50,410 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Allentown | 50 | $55,620 | 0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 90 | $47,710 | 1.2 |
| Pennsylvania | Johnstown | 50 | $48,990 | 4.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 70 | $43,210 | 1.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 440 | $56,200 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 260 | $46,190 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Reading | 70 | $52,670 | 1.9 |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | 40 | $47,420 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | York | 50 | $52,650 | 1.2 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 100 | $57,360 | 0.8 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 80 | $51,430 | 1.2 |
| South Carolina | Columbia | 80 | $50,790 | 1 |
| South Carolina | Greenville | 150 | $64,230 | 2.1 |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga | 90 | $58,500 | 1.7 |
| Tennessee | Knoxville | 80 | $61,920 | 1 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 80 | $49,800 | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 330 | $51,990 | 1.8 |
| Texas | Austin | 530 | $44,430 | 3 |
| Texas | Beaumont | 60 | $49,900 | 1.7 |
| Texas | Dallas | 520 | $56,810 | 1 |
| Texas | Fort Worth | 380 | $57,880 | 1.9 |
| Texas | Houston | 1,250 | $59,420 | 2 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 100 | $52,740 | 0.7 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 120 | $52,120 | 0.9 |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | 130 | $45,990 | 0.7 |
| Washington | Seattle | 930 | $65,860 | 2.7 |
| Washington | Spokane | 100 | $44,550 | 2.1 |
| Washington | Tacoma | 50 | $46,400 | 0.8 |
| Wisconsin | Appleton | 60 | $54,970 | 2.4 |
| Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 40 | $51,760 | 2.5 |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay | 50 | $50,040 | 1.3 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 80 | $52,370 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 350 | $47,810 | 1.8 |
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Recommended Schools for Electronics And Electrical Drafters
Known schools with online forms to request info on becoming Electronics And Electrical Drafters. For info from a school, click the school name.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
- Anthem College (Sacramento)
- Carrington College California
- ITT Technical Institutes
- The Art Institutes
Colorado
Florida
- Anthem College (Orlando)
- Brown Mackie College (Miami)
- Florida Technical College
- ITT Technical Institutes
- Keiser University Campus
- Lincoln College of Technology (West Palm Beach)
- Southwest Florida College
- The Art Institutes
Georgia
- Brown Mackie College (Atlanta)
- ITT Technical Institute
- Lincoln College of Technology (Marietta)
- The Art Institutes
Idaho
Illinois
- ITT Technical Institute
- Lincoln College of Technology (Melrose Park)
- The Art Institutes
- Vatterott College (Quincy)
Indiana
- Brown Mackie College
- ITT Technical Institute
- Lincoln College of Technology (Indianapolis)
- The Art Institutes (Indianapolis)
Iowa
Kansas
- Brown Mackie College
- ITT Technical Institute (Wichita)
- The Art Institutes (Overland Park)
- Vatterott College (Wichita)
Kentucky
- Brown Mackie College
- ITT Technical Institutes
- Lincoln College of Technology (Florence)
- Spencerian College
- Sullivan University
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
- Anthem College (Minneapolis)
- ITT Technical Institute (Eden Prairie)
- The Art Institutes (Minneapolis)
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
- Brown Mackie College
- ITT Technical Institutes
- Lincoln College of Technology
- The Art Institutes (Cincinnati)
- Vatterott College (Broadview Heights)
Oklahoma
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