Jobs / Architecture and engineering / 17-3019.00

Drafters, All Other

All drafters not listed separately.

US jobs
14,470
Median wage
$63,520 a year
Job family
Architecture and engineering

Can agents do the work of drafters, all other?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Architecture and engineering:

  • Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests architecture or engineering design work, such as CAD modeling or engineering calculations.
  • Project levelNot yetWhole projects are mostly out of reach. The Remote Labor Index includes 3D, CAD, and architecture projects; across all its projects, the best agent completed 15.8% to a standard a client would accept. GDPval includes mechanical engineers, and its deliverables score higher, but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.

  • GDPvalby OpenAIProject level · Wins plus ties against experts
    84.9%GPT-5.5 · Apr 2026
    Strong
  • GDPval-AAby Artificial AnalysisProject level · GDPval-AA Elo
    1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026
    Unrated
  • Remote Labor Indexby CAIS and Scale AIProject level · Automation rate
    15.8%Claude Fable 5 · 1 Jul 2026
    Open
Other job titles for this occupation (31)

AutoCAD Technician · Blueprint Engineer · Blueprint Tracer · CAD Designer (Computer-Aided Design Designer) · CAD Draftsman (Computer-Aided Design Draftsman) · CAD Operator (Computer-Aided Design Operator) · Chief Design Drafter · Chief Drafter · Commercial Drafter · Computer Drafter · Detail Drafter · Detailer · Drafter Apprentice · Drafting Detailer · Drafting Engineer · Drafting Layout Man · Drafting Layout Worker · Draughtsman · Drawing Checker · Drawing Tracer · Engineering Drafter · Engineering Technician · Form Designer · Geological Drafter · Hull Drafter · Job Captain · Laboratory Worker · Marine Drafter · Steel Detailer · Tracer · Utilities Estimator and Drafter