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Career Information for Mechanical Drafters in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Mechanical Drafters in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: York, Lebanon, and Allentown
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Harrisburg, Scranton, and Johnstown
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown

Salaries for Mechanical Drafters in Pennsylvania

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Philadelphia, Allentown, and Reading. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mechanical Drafters in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected Drafting Schools in Pennsylvania

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Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Cranberry Township, Oakdale

Offers associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of fields. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Selected Online Schools for Mechanical Drafters in Pennsylvania

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

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

More Pennsylvania Drafting Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Butler County Community CollegeButlerAssociate3,656
California University of PennsylvaniaCaliforniaMasters8,206
Commonwealth Technical InstituteJohnstownAssociate248
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghAssociate18,525
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaAssociate17,334
Delaware County Community CollegeMediaAssociate10,816
Harrisburg Area Community College-HarrisburgHarrisburgAssociate9,774
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksvilleAssociate7,184
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticokeAssociate6,323
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehemAssociate7,912
Penn CommercialWashingtonAssociate435
Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancasterAssociate769
Triangle Tech-DuboisFalls CreekAssociate272
Triangle Tech-ErieErieAssociate176
Triangle Tech-GreensburgGreensburgAssociate284
Triangle Tech-PittsburghPittsburghAssociate287
Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwoodAssociate6,239

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mechanical Drafters

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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
York230$42,5802.5
Lebanon40$44,5901.9
Allentown330$48,2501.9
Williamsport40$40,0001.7
Lancaster200$45,4201.7
Erie100$40,6701.6
Pittsburgh860$44,2901.4
Reading100$46,8701.2
Philadelphia1,200$52,9401.2
Johnstown30$36,1701.2
Scranton150$43,5501.1
Harrisburg170$45,8301
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