Headline risk
25%
Moderate RiskElectrical and electronics drafters
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 11% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 73,720
Employment 2024
21.6K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-5.6%
Openings (2024–34)
1.7K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of drafters is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew. AI use: 0%
- 2. Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect. AI use: 0%
- 3. Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings. AI use: 0%
- 4. Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems. AI use: 0%
- 5. Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices. AI use: 0%
- 6. Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.4 · 284K employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 70% · 55+: 24%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings.
Although drafters spend much of their time working on computers in an office, some may visit jobsites in order to collaborate with architects and engineers. Most drafters work full time.
Drafters typically complete education after high school, often through a program at a community college or technical school. Some programs lead to an associate of applied science in drafting or a related degree. Others result in a certificate or diploma.
The median annual wage for drafters was $65,380 in May 2024.
Overall employment of drafters is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.