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Career Information for Mechanical Drafters in Florida

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Fast Facts for Mechanical Drafters in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Ocala, Pensacola, and Gainesville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Miami, West Palm Beach, and Fort Lauderdale
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville

Salaries for Mechanical Drafters in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Sarasota. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mechanical Drafters in Florida are listed below.

Selected Drafting Schools in Florida

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Southwest Florida College
Fort Myers, Tampa

Choose from a long list of accredited programs that prepare students for successful and rewarding careers. Campuses in Tampa and Fort Myers.

  • Programs: Computer Aided Drafting & Design
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Keiser University Campus
Fort Lauderdale, Orlando

Keiser University offers accredited degree programs in today's high-demand careers: Healthcare, Technology, Paralegal, Business, Nursing and Legal Studies.

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

Lincoln College of Technology
West Palm Beach

Lincoln College of Technology (LCT) has 37 campuses in 17 different states, with online programs as well, in a variety of different fields.

  • Programs: Drafting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework

Florida Technical College
DeLand, Orlando

Florida Technical College (FTC) offers many different technically oriented programs that all have an emphasis on hands-on training with highly experienced faculty.

  • Programs: CAD, Computer Drafting And Design
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

ITT Technical Institute
Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lake Mary, Miami, Tampa

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 Mechanical Drafters in Florida

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

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

More Florida Drafting Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Brevard Community CollegeCocoaAssociate14,496
Central Florida Community CollegeOcalaAssociate6,210
College of Business and Technology-Flagler CampusMiamiAssociate118
College of Business and Technology-Hialeah CampusHialeahAssociate103
Daytona State CollegeDaytona BeachBachelor13,675
Edison State CollegeFort MyersBachelor11,369
Florida Community College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleBachelor24,939
Gulf Coast Community CollegePanama CityAssociate5,758
Hillsborough Community CollegeTampaAssociate22,621
Hodges UniversityNaplesMasters1,699
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceBachelor14,932
Key CollegeDania BeachAssociate100
Manatee Community CollegeBradentonAssociate9,869
Miami Dade CollegeMiamiBachelor54,094
North Florida Community CollegeMadisonAssociate1,291
Northwest Florida State CollegeNicevilleBachelor7,043
Palm Beach Community CollegeLake WorthAssociate22,881
Pasco-Hernando Community CollegeNew Port RicheyAssociate8,065
Pensacola Junior CollegePensacolaAssociate10,728
Seminole Community CollegeSanfordAssociate12,745
South Florida Community CollegeAvon ParkAssociate2,787
St Petersburg CollegeClearwaterBachelor25,450
Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahasseeAssociate13,776
Valencia Community CollegeOrlandoAssociate32,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mechanical Drafters

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. 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

FLORIDA

   
Ocala60$40,5301.3
Pensacola70$41,0200.9
Gainesville40$43,1000.7
Sarasota80$44,9900.6
Jacksonville180$43,9800.6
Deltona40$38,7400.5
Lakeland50$42,5800.5
Palm Bay50$36,6500.5
Orlando260$43,6400.5
Tampa300$44,8500.5
Fort Lauderdale140$46,1100.4
West Palm Beach90$53,4000.3
Miami90$43,3100.2
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