Wanderer

What are typical cad designer drafter salaries?

[QUOTE who="Wanderer in Saint Louis, Missouri"]sorry, I mucked up that second link... www.salary.com[/QUOTE]

okay, no I didn't muck up the link... I'm typing indeed ...

What are typical cad designer drafter salaries?

[QUOTE who="Wanderer in Saint Louis, Missouri"]check multiple resources, such as the following

www.salary.com
www.indeed.com/salary
www.augi.com ...

What are typical cad designer drafter salaries?

check multiple resources, such as the following

www.salary.com
www.indeed.com/salary
http://www.augi.com/surveys/default.asp?page=1016 (look for 2008 results ...

Show me the money...

[QUOTE who="Will in Jarrell, Texas"]I'm new here. I wanted to get some opinions about salaries. I have about 12 yrs of architectural drafting experience in the (high end ...

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Boom or bust?

$100,000+ in Frisco, Tx,

I know it's slanted toward CAD/Design applications, but, there is a listing available through an organization called AUGI that shows highest paying ...

Starting out...

I'm afraid I can't help you out with leads; I don't work with an Engineering firm, I work with a Facility, so three Engineers is a full staff for us (we actually got by on two for ...

Boom or bust?

Cortnie,

There are probably a few options out there, but, some stuff can be sort of obscure. Have you just tried random job posting searches to see what types of hits you ...

Getting ahead...

Sorry Will, that wasn't precisely directed at you so much as the clarifying the 'host' topic; as Mechanical is a term used to describe both HVAC/R and Manufacturing disciplines. I ...

CAFM Specialist

I've been conducting a survey of CAD techs across multiple fields for 3 years now. I notice that Facilities Management has experienced steady increase in response every year. I'm ...

Starting out...

Shahzad,

I work in St. Louis. But, I won't give you my name or business because I know I can't use you being in Illinois. We have certain schools that HR organizes with and ...

The best part is...

What do I like most?
The variety of work and the constant change.

Dislike the most?
My peers being stuck in the stone age and refusing to accept that they're ...

Boom or bust?

Looking from a purely CAD Tech perspective, they're not reporting very high levels of job satisfaction or job security or good benefits. :-( But, over 11% of the T/D/M workforce is ...

The best part is...

The thing I've heard most from my friends who go into Architecture is that they're expecting to be able to be creative and freethinking.

The reality is that they're ...

Boom or bust?

Looking purely from a CAD perspective, at a survey on www.augi.com, I don't see Interior Design as being one of the higher paid fields, unfortunately. But, it does look like they ...

Starting out...

Afshin,

Good advice. I am but a simple CADD Coordinator, but, I am trying to arrange to get an intern this summer to work with me and the Engineers in my office (Two ...

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I don't know if you have to be an Engineer, I wouldn't think so. I'd try posting questions like this in places where designers hang out...
I'd personally recommend the ...

Show me the money...

If you are a Land Surveyor who does CAD, a resource you might add is the AUGI.com/Surveys (annual salary survey results... 2005/2006 you can download a pdf with profiles of age ...

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I don't know how your degree would translate, but, you should probably look into the requirement for getting an Engineering License (issued by states).

I am not an engineer ...

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Perfect boss and perfect work environment?
~rubbing hands together eagerly~

Well, ideally, when setting up a project the following would occur:

1. A meeting ...

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Art,
Your 1 & 3 answers are great and most technical people would easily see them, but, I'll admit I was a little surprised to see your #2. I don't typically think of ...

Getting ahead...

Mechanical as in HVAC, I'm assuming?

I have to throw in on non-traditional careers. I work in Facilities Management (for a medical facility), so the Mechanical Engineer(s) I ...

Tips for architectural drafter interviews.

Common interview questions for a drafter would be about specialized classes you took (pertaining to the discipline of the company you're interviewing with) in college or training ...