Electrical and Electronics Drafters in New Jersey

Want to work in New Jersey as an Electrical and Electronics Drafter? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Electrical and Electronics Drafters in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Electrical and Electronics Drafters in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

• Electrical and Electronics Drafters in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For an Electrical and Electronics Drafter Career?

• Engineering Technologies
• Drafting & Design Engineering Technology
• General Drafting & Design Technology
• CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD

How Many Electrical and Electronics Drafters Work in New Jersey?

570 people worked as Electrical and Electronics Drafters in 2018 in this state.

There were 670 Electrical and Electronics Drafters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 310 Electrical and Electronics Drafters working in it, which means New Jersey has more Electrical and Electronics Drafters than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Electrical and Electronics Drafters in this state are growing at a rate of 7.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 80 annual Electrical and Electronics Drafters job openings in New Jersey, and 870 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,600 annual jobs and 29,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Electrical and Electronics Drafters Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Electrical and Electronics Drafters ranged from $39,710 to $99,540 with $69,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.09 to $47.85. The median hourly rate was $33.6.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $33.24 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.36.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Electrical and Electronics Drafters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Electrical and Electronics Drafters.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,270	$74,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	470	$68,290
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	90	$65,600

Top States for Electrical and Electronics Drafters Employment

View the list below to see where most Electrical and Electronics Drafters work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	3,510	$68,670
Texas	3,080	$57,520
New York	1,380	$67,960
Pennsylvania	1,140	$62,050
Massachusetts	930	$60,090
Florida	860	$50,910
Ohio	840	$57,230
Colorado	820	$55,940
Washington	810	$89,160
North Carolina	700	$44,740
Missouri	690	$53,960
Arizona	650	$62,830
Illinois	630	$66,530
New Jersey	570	$69,900
Maryland	540	$61,430
Michigan	520	$48,090
Virginia	500	$58,210
Georgia	450	$52,750
Oregon	430	$63,990
Wisconsin	410	$53,100

Below are the states where Electrical and Electronics Drafters get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$90,340
Washington	$89,160
Vermont	$77,060
New Mexico	$74,580
New Jersey	$69,900
California	$68,670
New York	$67,960
Minnesota	$66,550
Illinois	$66,530
Louisiana	$65,080

Related Careers in New Jersey

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	New Jersey Employment Total
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,510
Mechanical Drafters	1,040

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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