• Developing and preparing engineering designs, sketches, and drawings; designing and producing simple and complex templates and patterns
• Designing mechanical equipment for tool and die manufacturing; tooling for tooling, dies, and modifications; and component parts and attachments
• 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 $28.88-$42.00 per hour.

Draftsperson – Tool & Die Design (614C)

If you checked YES to the majority of these questions, a career as a Draftsperson – Tool & Die (614C) may be for you!

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