Description:
Architectural Drafters take designs from architects prepare drawings and plans needed for construction.
Duties:
• Use computers or drafting station to make working drawings, charts, forms and records.
• Check the design with requirements.
• Write down instructions about architects' choice of materials and their special design.
Where and When:
They usually work indoors and full time. They often work overtime.
What or Who They Work With:
• Architects
• Engineers
• Technicians
• Measuring tools
• Computers
• Printers
• Scanners
Education and Training:
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
• Classes in engineering, architecture, and math are useful.
Similar Jobs:
Related School Subjects:
• Maths
• Science
• Computers
• Drafting classes in high school
Print:
Read:
SCIENCE KIDS: PLANET EARTH by Deborah Chancellor
THE SAVVY CYBER KIDS AT HOME: THE FAMILY GETS A COMPUTER by Ben Halpert
THE HOME DEPOT BIG BOOK OF TOOLS by Kimberly Weinberger
THE LITTLEST CAMPER VISITS GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK by Jennifer Haley
WHY SHOULD I SAVE ENERGY? by Jen Green and Mike Gordon
THE WATER HOLE by Graeme Base
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
MY BIG SCIENCE BOOK by Simon Mugford
SCIENCE IN SECONDS FOR KIDS by Jean Potter
KIDS DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION by Lisa A. Wroble
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE: THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BRIDGE AND THE REMARKABLE FAMILY THAT BUILT IT by Elizabeth Mann
BRIDGES: AMAZING STRUCTURES TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND TEST by Carol A. Johnmann
MATHEMATICIANS ARE PEOPLE TOO: STORIES FROM THE LIVES OF GREAT MATHEMATICIANS by Luetta Reimer
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Sources:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
