Occupation Atlaselectrical drafter
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2515bd46-ccd4-4561-97d1-b9544608a76e
electrical drafter
Electrical drafters support engineers in the design and conceptualisation of electrical equipment. They draft, with the support of specialised software, the specifications of a varied number of electrical systems such as voltage transformers, power plants, or energy supply in buildings.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.62
- C Conventional5.53
- I Investigative3.44
- A Artistic3.06
- E Enterprising1.90
- S Social1.32
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Electrical and Electronics Drafters (17-3012.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- CAD software
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- create technical plans
- customise drafts
- design drawings
- design electrical systems
- design prototypes
- draw blueprints
- electrical engineering
- electrical equipment components
- electrical equipment regulations
- electrical wiring diagrams
- electricity
- electricity principles
- ensure material compliance
- interpret electrical diagrams
- liaise with engineers
- manual draughting techniques
- mathematics
- model electrical system
- process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006
- technical drawings
- use CAD software
- use technical drawing software
Optional (16)
- CAE software
- apply technical communication skills
- communicate with customers
- create a product's virtual model
- design electromechanical systems
- develop assembly instructions
- draft bill of materials
- electromechanics
- engineering principles
- keep records of work progress
- manufacturing processes
- plan manufacturing processes
- prepare assembly drawings
- review drafts
- train employees
- use manual draughting techniques
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 24 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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electrical engineer
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9 shared · 5 more of its ownmanual draughting techniques, create technical plans, design drawings, CAD software
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