The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee has a course in architecture. A drafter sits or stands at a flat or tilted drawing table most of their working day. Drafting rooms are usually well lighted and have a temperature suited to the season of the year. Drafting is clean, pleasant and interesting work. Repetitive work is usually done by beginners.
Senior drafters get interesting assignments or other related data.
Contracts related to the work of the firm usually are made by senior drafters or owners. Hours and Wages Normal work weeks consist of forty hours or five eight-hour days. When the amount of work cannot be completed on normal work hour schedules, it is common practice to work more hours every day and Saturdays at an increase in pay. Wages increase with responsibility and experience. It may take several years for an architectural drafter to be of real value to their employer.