Also called: Truss Technician, Component Designer
Uses special software to design the wood roof and floor trusses that factories build for new homes and stores.
You open a builder’s house plans and lay out dozens of trusses so the roof carries snow and wind. The software checks every joint, you fix the problem spots, and the plant starts cutting lumber from your drawings that afternoon.
Estimated; pay rises with experience and complex commercial jobs.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school plus on-the-job software training; a drafting certificate helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Drafting & Design Technology, Construction Technology.
Growing about average. Tied to home building, which rises and falls with interest rates.
Medium risk for 10 years. Software already sizes trusses automatically; designers who fix odd roofs and talk to builders stay needed.
Classes: Geometry, Drafting or CAD, Woodshop.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3011.
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