• Developing and preparing engineering designs, sketches, and drawings of industrial machines, engines, tools, and mechanical equipment
• Operating computer-aided design and graphics drafting stations
• Completing documentation packages and producing drawing sets
• Writing technical reports
• Checking design drawings and verifying that they conform to specifications and design data
• Checking prepared contract and tender documents

• Secondary school diploma with math credits; design/drafting courses an asset
• Completion of a 7,400-hour on-the-job apprenticeship and 600 hours of in-school training
• Completion of 3-year drafting technologist or 2-year drafting technician program usually required

• 40-hour work weeks in office setting
• Spend prolonged periods of time working at a computer
• Employers include architectural and engineering firms, surveying and mapping companies, governments, and electrical industrial equipment manufacturers
• Opportunities limited in this field due to greater use of highly effective computer-aided design equipment

Apprentice wage increases with skill and experience. Fully qualified workers earn an average of $19.50 per hour.

Draftsperson - Mechanical (614A)

If you checked YES to the majority of these questions, a career as a Draftsperson - Mechanical (614A) may be for you!

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