California Architectural and Civil Drafting Degrees And Schools

Fast Facts for Employment in California

At the end of 2016, employment levels in Los Angeles County were the highest in the state at 4,415,700. Napa County had the smallest employment level at 73,200.

Source: County Employment and Wages in California – Fourth Quarter 2016, https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/countyemploymentandwages_california.htm

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Architectural Drafters

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

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim4650$65,250
Chico60$58,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura270$54,730
Redding40$53,480
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario1000$59,680
Salinas40$66,650
Fresno230$51,490
San Diego-Carlsbad1470$65,510
Santa RosaN/A$68,540
Stockton-Lodi70$57,170
Vallejo-Fairfield50$63,150
Visalia-Porterville100$49,740
Bakersfield230$50,210
Modesto160$55,390
Napa60$62,930
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade720$67,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward2930$67,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara660$65,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande140$52,330
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara80$64,970
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