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Job Numbers and Growth There are about 116,000 jobs for people working as civil 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 5% of civil 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 civil 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 South Bend (Indiana), Springfield (Massachusetts), and Detroit (Michigan). The most jobs are found in Santa Barbara (California), Sebastian (Florida), and Kennewick (Washington). Within the US, the highest salaries for civil drafters are found in Kennewick (Washington), San Jose (California), and Santa Barbara (California), and the lowest are found in College Station (Texas), Waco (Texas), and Brownsville (Texas).
Civil Drafters: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area The table below shows data for Civil Drafters, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Civil 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 Civil Drafters are starred . | State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
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| Alabama | Birmingham | 510 | $43,120 | 1.1 | | Alabama | Decatur | 40 | $31,950 | 0.9 | | Alabama | Dothan | 50 | $32,780 | 1 | | Alabama | Florence | 40 | $35,230 | 1 | | Alabama | Huntsville | 290 | $36,430 | 1.6 | | Alabama | Mobile | 120 | $48,820 | 0.8 | | Alabama | Montgomery | 160 | $42,490 | 1.1 | | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 80 | $28,750 | 1.1 | | Alaska | Anchorage | 220 | $49,450 | 1.6 | | Alaska | Fairbanks | 30 | $41,730 | 1.2 | | Arizona | Kingman | 30 | $39,010 | 0.7 | | Arizona | Phoenix | 2,720 | $46,110 | 1.6 | | Arizona | Prescott | 40 | $38,520 | 0.8 | | Arizona | Tucson | 500 | $44,840 | 1.5 | | Arkansas | Fayetteville | 280 | $37,240 | 1.6 | | Arkansas | Fort Smith | 40 | $34,580 | 0.4 | | Arkansas | Little Rock | 180 | $45,100 | 0.6 | | California | Bakersfield | 310 | $45,760 | 1.3 | | California | Chico | 70 | $45,310 | 1.2 | | California | Fresno | 280 | $43,190 | 0.9 | | California | Modesto | 180 | $44,540 | 1.3 | | California | Oakland | 1,710 | $60,920 | 1.8 | | California | Oxnard | 320 | $57,860 | 1.2 | | California | Riverside | 990 | $51,830 | 0.9 | | California | Sacramento | 1,250 | $49,320 | 1.6 | | California | Salinas | 100 | $52,500 | 0.8 | | California | San Diego | 1,950 | $47,520 | 1.6 | | California | San Francisco | 1,680 | $58,060 | 1.9 | | California | San Jose | 760 | $81,190 | 0.9 | | California | San Luis Obispo | 230 | $44,850 | 2.8 | | California | Santa Ana | 2,050 | $53,260 | 1.5 | | California | Santa Barbara | 440 | $55,850 | 3 | | California | Santa Rosa | 200 | $54,150 | 1.3 | | California | Stockton | 160 | $46,280 | 0.9 | | California | Vallejo | 90 | $47,810 | 0.9 | | California | Visalia | 80 | $44,410 | 0.7 | | Colorado | Boulder | 290 | $46,010 | 2.1 | | Colorado | Colorado Springs | 220 | $42,790 | 1 | | Colorado | Denver | 1,860 | $47,880 | 1.6 | | Colorado | Fort Collins | 270 | $42,430 | 2.6 | | Colorado | Grand Junction | 60 | $47,890 | 1.3 | | Colorado | Greeley | 40 | $45,260 | 0.7 | | Connecticut | Bridgeport | 310 | $52,830 | 0.8 | | Connecticut | Hartford | 350 | $53,200 | 0.7 | | Connecticut | New Haven | 240 | $59,370 | 1 | | Connecticut | Norwich | 80 | $43,580 | 0.8 | | Delaware | Dover | 50 | $41,720 | 1.2 | | Delaware | Wilmington | 340 | $47,200 | 1.2 | | District of Columbia | Washington | 1,920 | $49,030 | 0.9 | | Florida | Cape Coral | 220 | $40,720 | 1.2 | | Florida | Deltona | 80 | $38,330 | 0.6 | | Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 770 | $44,580 | 1.2 | | Florida | Fort Walton Beach | 110 | $51,700 | 1.8 | | Florida | Gainesville | 110 | $39,730 | 1.1 | | Florida | Jacksonville | 780 | $42,720 | 1.4 | | Florida | Lakeland | 310 | $41,610 | 1.8 | | Florida | Miami | 1,390 | $46,420 | 1.6 | | Florida | Naples | 120 | $50,570 | 1.2 | | Florida | Ocala | 140 | $31,810 | 1.8 | | Florida | Orlando | 1,620 | $41,590 | 1.7 | | Florida | Palm Bay | 240 | $44,430 | 1.4 | | Florida | Pensacola | 250 | $35,060 | 2 | | Florida | Port St Lucie | 140 | $48,800 | 1.3 | | Florida | Punta Gorda | 60 | $37,250 | 2 | | Florida | Sarasota | 320 | $41,770 | 1.4 | | Florida | Sebastian | 110 | $44,570 | 2.9 | | Florida | Tallahassee | 210 | $39,720 | 1.5 | | Florida | Tampa | 1,120 | $45,850 | 1 | | Florida | West Palm Beach | 650 | $45,540 | 1.3 | | Georgia | Atlanta | 1,630 | $45,670 | 0.8 | | Georgia | Augusta | 190 | $48,680 | 1.1 | | Georgia | Columbus | 50 | $43,560 | 0.5 | | Georgia | Macon | 60 | $49,090 | 0.7 | | Georgia | Savannah | 70 | $43,300 | 0.5 | | Georgia | Valdosta | 30 | $35,340 | 0.7 | | Hawaii | Honolulu | 680 | $45,070 | 1.7 | | Idaho | Boise | 370 | $42,700 | 1.6 | | Idaho | Coeur Dalene | 40 | $39,300 | 0.9 | | Illinois | Champaign | 80 | $40,430 | 1 | | Illinois | Chicago | 1,980 | $45,950 | 0.6 | | Illinois | Decatur | 40 | $44,170 | 1.1 | | Illinois | Peoria | 110 | $43,390 | 0.7 | | Illinois | Springfield | 50 | $46,880 | 0.6 | | Indiana | Bloomington | 50 | $40,430 | 0.9 | | Indiana | Elkhart | 80 | $40,160 | 0.7 | | Indiana | Evansville | 90 | $38,590 | 0.6 | | Indiana | Fort Wayne | 140 | $42,160 | 0.8 | | Indiana | Gary | 190 | $46,380 | 0.8 | | Indiana | Indianapolis | 830 | $48,200 | 1 | | Indiana | Michigan City | 30 | $43,930 | 0.9 | | Indiana | South Bend | 40 | $42,950 | 0.3 | | Iowa | Cedar Rapids | 120 | $40,320 | 1 | | Iowa | Davenport | 90 | $44,650 | 0.6 | | Iowa | Des Moines | 220 | $47,530 | 0.8 | | Iowa | Sioux City | 50 | $39,490 | 0.9 | | Kansas | Topeka | 50 | $40,520 | 0.5 | | Kansas | Wichita | 210 | $33,660 | 0.8 | | Kentucky | Bowling Green | 30 | $31,360 | 0.7 | | Kentucky | Lexington | 230 | $41,760 | 1.1 | | Kentucky | Louisville | 380 | $37,810 | 0.7 | | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 480 | $48,230 | 1.5 | | Louisiana | Houma | 50 | $35,170 | 0.6 | | Louisiana | Lafayette | 100 | $39,230 | 0.8 | | Louisiana | Lake Charles | 40 | $55,010 | 0.6 | | Louisiana | Monroe | 60 | $46,050 | 0.9 | | Louisiana | New Orleans | 320 | $45,670 | 0.7 | | Maine | Bangor | 40 | $37,560 | 0.8 | | Maine | Portland | 360 | $44,970 | 2 | | Maryland | Baltimore | 810 | $47,160 | 0.7 | | Maryland | Bethesda | 570 | $47,980 | 1.1 | | Maryland | Salisbury | 60 | $40,160 | 1.4 | | Massachusetts | Barnstable Town | 110 | $47,830 | 1.3 | | Massachusetts | Boston | 2,090 | $49,330 | 1.3 | | Massachusetts | Framingham | 100 | $48,410 | 0.7 | | Massachusetts | Lowell | 40 | $53,960 | 0.4 | | Massachusetts | Springfield | 80 | $45,110 | 0.3 | | Massachusetts | Worcester | 80 | $57,590 | 0.4 | | Michigan | Ann Arbor | 150 | $43,020 | 1 | | Michigan | Detroit | 170 | $45,040 | 0.3 | | Michigan | Holland | 30 | $63,400 | 0.4 | | Michigan | Kalamazoo | 50 | $44,780 | 0.4 | | Michigan | Lansing | 140 | $46,640 | 0.8 | | Michigan | Niles | 50 | $43,540 | 1 | | Michigan | Warren | 730 | $45,980 | 0.7 | | Minnesota | Duluth | 100 | $42,840 | 0.9 | | Minnesota | Minneapolis | 1,470 | $47,940 | 0.9 | | Minnesota | Rochester | 80 | $43,450 | 1 | | Minnesota | St Cloud | 70 | $42,940 | 0.8 | | Mississippi | Gulfport | 110 | $39,160 | 1.2 | | Mississippi | Hattiesburg | 50 | $38,640 | 1.1 | | Mississippi | Jackson | 270 | $38,970 | 1.2 | | Mississippi | Pascagoula | 50 | $43,650 | 1.4 | | Missouri | Columbia | 80 | $38,500 | 1.2 | | Missouri | Jefferson City | 80 | $32,270 | 1.4 | | Missouri | Joplin | 40 | $35,390 | 0.6 | | Missouri | Kansas City | 1,110 | $46,810 | 1.2 | | Missouri | Springfield | 200 | $39,140 | 1.2 | | Missouri | St Louis | 1,320 | $45,900 | 1.1 | | Montana | Billings | 130 | $42,450 | 2 | | Montana | Great Falls | 40 | $40,440 | 1.5 | | Montana | Missoula | 40 | $30,530 | 1 | | Nebraska | Lincoln | 150 | $45,010 | 1.1 | | Nebraska | Omaha | 260 | $42,420 | 0.6 | | Nevada | Carson City | 30 | $51,980 | 1.5 | | Nevada | Las Vegas | 740 | $49,470 | 0.9 | | Nevada | Reno | 130 | $48,910 | 0.7 | | New Hampshire | Manchester | 70 | $47,870 | 0.8 | | New Hampshire | Nashua | 70 | $42,970 | 0.6 | | New Hampshire | Portsmouth | 40 | $46,070 | 0.9 | | New Jersey | Atlantic City | 80 | $41,150 | 0.6 | | New Jersey | Camden | 350 | $43,380 | 0.7 | | New Jersey | Edison | 850 | $45,690 | 0.9 | | New Jersey | Newark | 900 | $45,580 | 1 | | New Jersey | Ocean City | 50 | $51,380 | 1.6 | | New Jersey | Trenton | 260 | $48,290 | 1.4 | | New Jersey | Vineland | 30 | $49,130 | 0.7 | | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 640 | $40,550 | 1.8 | | New Mexico | Las Cruces | 40 | $32,340 | 0.8 | | New Mexico | Santa Fe | 110 | $49,920 | 2.2 | | New York | Albany | 290 | $41,810 | 0.7 | | New York | Binghamton | 110 | $38,230 | 1.2 | | New York | Buffalo | 220 | $43,000 | 0.5 | | New York | Glens Falls | 50 | $35,260 | 1.2 | | New York | Nassau | 930 | $51,830 | 0.8 | | New York | New York | 4,130 | $52,770 | 0.9 | | New York | Poughkeepsie | 150 | $51,150 | 0.7 | | New York | Rochester | 170 | $44,500 | 0.4 | | New York | Syracuse | 170 | $40,610 | 0.6 | | North Carolina | Charlotte | 920 | $48,160 | 1.1 | | North Carolina | Durham | 220 | $44,570 | 0.9 | | North Carolina | Fayetteville | 70 | $51,700 | 0.7 | | North Carolina | Greensboro | 200 | $42,910 | 0.6 | | North Carolina | Greenville | 50 | $39,810 | 0.9 | | North Carolina | Raleigh | 860 | $45,560 | 1.9 | | North Carolina | Rocky Mount | 60 | $42,740 | 1.3 | | North Carolina | Wilmington | 180 | $47,610 | 1.5 | | North Carolina | Winston Salem | 150 | $44,100 | 0.8 | | North Dakota | Fargo | 150 | $34,240 | 1.5 | | Ohio | Akron | 230 | $40,880 | 0.8 | | Ohio | Canton | 90 | $43,030 | 0.6 | | Ohio | Cincinnati | 660 | $44,340 | 0.7 | | Ohio | Cleveland | 340 | $45,710 | 0.4 | | Ohio | Columbus | 620 | $43,320 | 0.7 | | Ohio | Dayton | 170 | $43,430 | 0.5 | | Ohio | Toledo | 250 | $48,200 | 0.9 | | Ohio | Youngstown | 100 | $44,900 | 0.5 | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 490 | $42,350 | 1 | | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 420 | $46,640 | 1.1 | | Oregon | Bend | 90 | $49,920 | 1.6 | | Oregon | Corvallis | 40 | $49,770 | 1.7 | | Oregon | Eugene | 220 | $41,830 | 1.7 | | Oregon | Medford | 80 | $44,980 | 1.2 | | Oregon | Portland | 1,380 | $43,310 | 1.5 | | Oregon | Salem | 110 | $43,470 | 0.9 | | Pennsylvania | Allentown | 460 | $42,610 | 1.5 | | Pennsylvania | Altoona | 70 | $38,210 | 1.5 | | Pennsylvania | Erie | 60 | $37,830 | 0.6 | | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 330 | $43,160 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 300 | $41,080 | 1.4 | | Pennsylvania | Lebanon | 40 | $35,940 | 1.1 | | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1,950 | $43,160 | 1.1 | | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 1,240 | $44,060 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | Reading | 180 | $42,070 | 1.3 | | Pennsylvania | Scranton | 150 | $35,140 | 0.7 | | Pennsylvania | State College | 50 | $33,190 | 1.1 | | Pennsylvania | Williamsport | 60 | $38,790 | 1.5 | | Pennsylvania | York | 170 | $45,610 | 1.1 | | Rhode Island | Providence | 360 | $46,940 | 0.7 | | South Carolina | Charleston | 300 | $48,870 | 1.2 | | South Carolina | Columbia | 200 | $42,720 | 0.6 | | South Carolina | Greenville | 280 | $53,520 | 1 | | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 110 | $47,550 | 1.1 | | South Dakota | Rapid City | 70 | $31,050 | 1.4 | | South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 120 | $37,170 | 1 | | Tennessee | Chattanooga | 130 | $50,900 | 0.6 | | Tennessee | Kingsport | 60 | $39,660 | 0.6 | | Tennessee | Knoxville | 300 | $44,410 | 1 | | Tennessee | Memphis | 410 | $52,820 | 0.7 | | Tennessee | Nashville | 650 | $51,470 | 0.9 | | Texas | Austin | 960 | $42,420 | 1.4 | | Texas | Brownsville | 90 | $25,510 | 0.9 | | Texas | College Station | 110 | $28,120 | 1.7 | | Texas | Dallas | 2,700 | $47,440 | 1.4 | | Texas | El Paso | 180 | $37,580 | 0.8 | | Texas | Fort Worth | 710 | $46,330 | 0.9 | | Texas | Houston | 3,300 | $50,260 | 1.4 | | Texas | Laredo | 60 | $26,720 | 0.9 | | Texas | Longview | 50 | $34,160 | 0.6 | | Texas | Lubbock | 80 | $29,190 | 0.8 | | Texas | Mcallen | 160 | $28,420 | 0.8 | | Texas | San Antonio | 1,120 | $39,860 | 1.5 | | Texas | Tyler | 120 | $38,600 | 1.6 | | Texas | Victoria | 30 | $44,800 | 0.8 | | Texas | Waco | 40 | $25,960 | 0.5 | | Texas | Wichita Falls | 60 | $30,300 | 1.3 | | Utah | Logan | 70 | $39,140 | 2 | | Utah | Ogden | 120 | $42,190 | 0.7 | | Utah | Provo | 170 | $39,410 | 1.2 | | Utah | Salt Lake City | 1,010 | $43,850 | 1.8 | | Utah | St George | 80 | $36,800 | 2.1 | | Vermont | Burlington | 110 | $46,890 | 1.2 | | Virginia | Blacksburg | 50 | $36,740 | 1 | | Virginia | Charlottesville | 100 | $45,060 | 1.3 | | Virginia | Harrisonburg | 40 | $37,750 | 0.9 | | Virginia | Lynchburg | 140 | $36,770 | 1.7 | | Virginia | Richmond | 550 | $45,160 | 1 | | Virginia | Roanoke | 100 | $40,010 | 0.7 | | Virginia | Virginia Beach | 570 | $40,050 | 0.8 | | Virginia | Winchester | 40 | $39,100 | 1 | | Washington | Bellingham | 80 | $50,250 | 1.2 | | Washington | Bremerton | 100 | $41,810 | 1.5 | | Washington | Kennewick | 210 | $64,370 | 2.8 | | Washington | Olympia | 100 | $39,840 | 1.3 | | Washington | Seattle | 2,200 | $45,270 | 1.7 | | Washington | Spokane | 220 | $39,100 | 1.2 | | Washington | Tacoma | 270 | $50,490 | 1.1 | | West Virginia | Charleston | 70 | $43,770 | 0.6 | | Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 50 | $42,910 | 0.8 | | Wisconsin | Green Bay | 70 | $42,700 | 0.5 | | Wisconsin | Janesville | 60 | $39,830 | 1.1 | | Wisconsin | Madison | 260 | $45,750 | 0.9 | | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 750 | $45,840 | 1 | | Wisconsin | Wausau | 60 | $43,970 | 1.1 |
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