The duties include interpreting directions, making sketches, preparing drawings to scale, and specifying details. Drafters may also calculate the strength, quality, and math to complete the drawings. In Electromechanical Drafting, students work on a curriculum outline as well as actual industrial type projects. Training areas include lettering, orthographic projection, pictorial drawings, gears, cams, jigs, fixtures, dies, pattern development, electro-mechanical details, wiring diagrams and schematics using proper dimensioning and geometric tolerances. Upon completion of the program, graduates have entry level skills to enter the work force or to pursue post secondary education.
Graduates can pursue numerous career paths.
Graduates also may pursue college degrees in mechanical, electronic, manufacturing, design or electromechanical engineering. Persons skilled in drafting techniques are in demand. The predominance of mechanical drafting jobs are found in metropolitan areas and are controlled by local demands. Nearly every item to be manufactured requires drawings to be made.