Electrical Drafters
Also called:
Electrical Designer, CAD Technician (Computer Aided Drafting Technician), Line Staker, CAD Operator (Computer Aided Design Operator)
What they do:
Develop specifications and instructions for installation of voltage transformers, overhead or underground cables, and related electrical equipment used to conduct electrical energy from transmission lines or high-voltage distribution lines to consumers.
On the job, you would:
- Use computer-aided drafting equipment or conventional drafting stations, technical handbooks, tables, calculators, and traditional drafting tools, such as boards, pencils, protractors, and T-squares.
- Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
- Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
Engineering and Technology
- design
- product and service development
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Independence
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You might use software like this on the job:
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- COADE CADWorx P&ID
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- PEDYN P2000
Project management software
- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Project Management
- PTC Pro/INTRALINK
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some college or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$55,700
per year, on average
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