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Overview
Civil drafters prepare technical sketches and drawings for civil engineers and architects, including building projects, topographical maps and reconstruction plans for existing structures.
In job descriptions, look for CAD or CADD software, technical plans, engineering drawings, building information modelling, civil engineering, mathematics, manual draughting and drawing specifications.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Civil drafter work turns engineering and architectural requirements into drawings that others can build from. The role may cover site layouts, topographical maps, structural details and reconstruction sketches.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include CAD and CADD software, building information modelling, technical drawing, mathematics, civil engineering principles, reading engineering drawings and keeping specifications clear across drawing versions.
Salary context
Salary context depends on drawing complexity, BIM responsibility, project scale, revision pressure, coordination with engineers and whether the role owns survey, map or reconstruction documentation.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior drafter, BIM coordinator, civil design technician, site documentation specialist or project support for architects and civil engineers.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the drawing environment: CAD tools, plan types, project stage, required engineering knowledge and how drawings are checked before construction teams use them.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
17-1011.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETArchitectural and Civil Drafters
17-3011.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
drafter (3118.3)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/30aef4c6-49ca-4464-bf82-78ed88b3eb9b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3118.3.4 |
| ISCO group | 3118 |
| Concept type | Occupation |