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Illinois Drafters: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Drafters in Illinois

Fast Facts for Drafters in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rockford
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago

Salaries for Drafters in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Drafters in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Drafting Schools in Illinois

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Vatterott College
Quincy

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Computer Aided Drafting, Computer-Aided Drafting And Design, Computer-Aided Drafting Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

ITT Technical Institute
Burr Ridge, Mount Prospect

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Drafters in Illinois

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Drafting With AutoCAD
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Illinois Drafting Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Black Hawk CollegeMolineAssociate6,311
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicagoAssociate11,354
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicagoAssociate10,993
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Danville Area Community CollegeDanvilleAssociate2,832
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Heartland Community CollegeNormalAssociate4,827
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyAssociate4,103
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
John Wood Community CollegeQuincyAssociate2,417
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaAssociate5,041
Kishwaukee CollegeMaltaAssociate4,466
Lake Land CollegeMattoonAssociate7,177
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
McHenry County CollegeCrystal LakeAssociate5,274
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Morton CollegeCiceroAssociate5,057
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Prairie State CollegeChicago HeightsAssociate5,507
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixonAssociate2,700
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevilleAssociate13,713
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
Zarem Golde ORT Technical InstituteSkokieAssociate311

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Drafters

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Drafters

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Drafters relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Rockford80$42,6805.1
Chicago1,050$46,2802.5
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