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School me on a Drafting and Design 2-year degree
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:07 pm
Enough to get a job? What would said job pay? And are said jobs in demand? TIA 
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:10 pm to dualed
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Enough to get a job?
maybe at a large firm that doesn't use engineers to do drafting work
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What would said job pay?
50M+
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are said jobs in demand?
like architects ..
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:12 pm to dualed
$20-$50 per hour pay.
Would skip 2 year degree and get Autodesk and Autocad User Certifications. Find your niche and advance to the 3D modeling or BIM certifications if you like.
Get your Professional Certificate from Autodesk and you can make even more per hour. Up to about $75 if you find the right spot and you have talent.
Would skip 2 year degree and get Autodesk and Autocad User Certifications. Find your niche and advance to the 3D modeling or BIM certifications if you like.
Get your Professional Certificate from Autodesk and you can make even more per hour. Up to about $75 if you find the right spot and you have talent.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:13 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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maybe at a large firm that doesn't use engineers to do drafting work
Plenty of places don't have engineers that do all the drafting and design work.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:13 pm to dualed
Good draftsmen are hard to find.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:14 pm to Hog Zealot
Drafter for a large firm. No way $50 per hour. I'd say 17-25 tops.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:15 pm to Hog Zealot
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$20-$50 per hour pay.
Yep.
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Would skip 2 year degree
Only if the OP has zero desire to become an engineer.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:16 pm to TthomasJR
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Drafter for a large firm. No way $50 per hour. I'd say 17-25 tops.
17-25 for a drafter, yes
30-50 and even quite a bit more for a good designer
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:16 pm to TthomasJR
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Drafter for a large firm. No way $50 per hour. I'd say 17-25 tops.
He is meaning a combo of designer/drafter.
If all you do is draft and do redline pickups then yeah I'll agree.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:16 pm to NYNolaguy1
For reference I should mention I came across this and have zero experience in it. This would be a career change if it came to fruition. But I could just be dreaming at this point, idk 
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:18 pm to dualed
$50/hour would equal out to around $100,000. I don't know of a ton of firms that would pay a drafter/designer who isn't eligible for licensure that type of money.
This post was edited on 8/14/18 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:20 pm to TthomasJR
OK. Sorry you sit in someone’s CAD cave and don’t get paid.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:21 pm to Hog Zealot
Who pissed on your .DWG
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:22 pm to dualed
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For reference I should mention I came across this and have zero experience in it. This would be a career change if it came to fruition. But I could just be dreaming at this point, idk
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:23 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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What would said job pay?
50M+
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:28 pm to dualed
The engineering company I work for hires drafters. I don’t even have drawing software on my computer, which is odd. Not sure on the pay.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:28 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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50M+
I don't frick with less than 50MM+
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:28 pm to dualed
I taught myself revit with the program and a book.
architectural design/drafting isn't that hard but it has definitely gained me business (i'm a contractor)
straight-up drafting though?
i pay about $100 a sheet, after i draw the basics
its not something i'd want to do full time
architectural design/drafting isn't that hard but it has definitely gained me business (i'm a contractor)
straight-up drafting though?
i pay about $100 a sheet, after i draw the basics
its not something i'd want to do full time
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:29 pm to Ingeniero
no one my friend. Upvote for the comment. If you have design experience you better be making much more than $25 an hour. I can teach my 9 year old to draw and offset lines. But when an engineer essentially stamps your design and build you get paid for that. No engineer losing time correcting mistakes or bad knowledge of the regulations means more money in a drafter/designers pockets.
Just being honest.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:29 pm to Gings5
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The engineering company I work for hires drafters. I don’t even have drawing software on my computer, which is odd
Jacobs, back in the day rolled out several different flavors of PC, based on your occupation..Like I said above, some companies use people specifically for the tasks
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