Turns landscape architects' sketches into precise construction drawings.
You spend the day in AutoCAD drawing planting plans, paving patterns, and irrigation layouts so contractors know exactly where every tree goes.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. 2-year degree in drafting, landscape design, or GIS.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Drafting & Design Technology, Landscape Design, GIS.
Growing slowly. Drafting jobs are flat as software improves.
High risk for 10 years. AI and parametric tools auto-draft plans and details from sketches; fewer pure CAD jobs, more for techs who also design.
Classes: Drafting CTE class, Geometry, Horticulture CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3011.
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