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Electrical and Electronics Drafters in Puerto Rico

Thinking about a career as an Electrical and Electronics Drafters in Puerto Rico? Here’s what you need to know. Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.

What do Electrical and Electronics Drafters Make in Puerto Rico?

For electrical and electronics drafters working in Puerto Rico, wages run about $35,090 per year (or about $16.87/hour).Annual wages span from $25,480 at the 10th percentile to $54,260 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$25,480	$12.25
25th percentile	$30,850	$14.83
Median (50th)	$35,090	$16.87
75th percentile	$44,850	$21.56
90th percentile	$54,260	$26.09

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, electrical and electronics drafters earn a median of $109,781 per year ($52.78/hour), lower than the Puerto Rico median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 144,118 electrical and electronics drafters across the United States.

Top States for Electrical and Electronics Drafters Employment

The table below shows the states where the most electrical and electronics drafters work.

State	Number Employed
California	3,020
Texas	2,460
New York	930
Ohio	870
Colorado	800
Florida	770
Pennsylvania	620
Massachusetts	590
Washington	550
Arizona	530
Connecticut	490
Michigan	480
Georgia	470
Minnesota	460
Maryland	450
Virginia	410
Wisconsin	370
North Carolina	360
Tennessee	360
New Mexico	350

Highest-Paying States for Electrical and Electronics Drafters

The highest-paying states for electrical and electronics drafters.

State	Annual Median Salary
New Hampshire	$101,680
Massachusetts	$90,820
New Mexico	$88,790
New York	$88,090
Idaho	$81,730
Missouri	$80,720
Ohio	$80,420
New Jersey	$79,420
Tennessee	$77,590
Iowa	$77,050

Skills

Top electrical and electronics drafters skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

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Abilities

Key abilities for electrical and electronics drafters, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Electrical and Electronics Drafters typically:

• Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
• Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
• Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect.
• Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
• Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
• Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
• Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.
• Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.
• Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.
• Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design.
• Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
• Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
• Getting Information
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Processing Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit In-demand technologies: Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Navisworks

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

• Drafting & Design Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Electromechanical Engineering

Related Careers

Related occupations to electrical and electronics drafters include:

• Computer Hardware Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
• Industrial Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Mechatronics Engineers

Also Known As

Analog Design Engineer, Analog Integrated Circuits Design Engineer (Analog IC Design Engineer), AutoCAD Drafter, AutoCAD Technician, CAD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design Drafter), CAD Draftsman (Computer-Aided Design Draftsman), CADD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Drafter), Circuit Board Drafter, Circuit Designer, Computer-Aided Design Designer (CAD Designer), Computer-Aided Design Operator, Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Tech), Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Designer, Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Operator, Design Drafter.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 17-3012.00