With experience, junior drafters become intermediate drafters taking on more challenging work, exercising more judgment, performing calculations and preparing drawings.
Eventually, they may become senior drafters, supervisors or designers. Employers often pay for continuing education and some can earn the appropriate college degree to become an engineer, architect or engineering technician.
Drafters must be able to pay close attention to detail and maintain good hand-eye coordination when drafting and designing projects. They must possess the ability to visualize three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawings and the relationships between parts in machinery and systems. Using CAD software skills, they apply their mathematics, physics, computer and chemistry skills to their designs.
Completion of a two- or three-year college program in engineering design and drafting technology is usually required for drafters. A certification in drafting or design engineering technology or a related field is available through associations of engineering or applied science technologists and technicians, and may be required for some positions.
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