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Career Information for Mechanical Drafters in Connecticut

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Fast Facts for Mechanical Drafters in Connecticut

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danbury and Hartford
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bridgeport and New Haven
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Hartford and Bridgeport

Salaries for Mechanical Drafters in Connecticut

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New Haven and Hartford. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mechanical Drafters in Connecticut are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Mechanical Drafters in Connecticut

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

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

Connecticut Drafting Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Gateway Community College New HavenNew HavenAssociate5,965
Manchester Community CollegeManchesterAssociate6,484
Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeWaterburyAssociate5,966
Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeWinstedAssociate1,632
Three Rivers Community College NorwichNorwichAssociate3,858

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mechanical Drafters

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

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

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mechanical 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

CONNECTICUT

   
Danbury100$49,5503
Hartford450$53,2701.5
New Haven170$54,8701.2
Bridgeport210$52,2500.9
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