Electrical Drafters Go Back to List Develop specifications and instructions for installation of voltage transformers, overhead or underground cables, and related electrical equipment used to conduct electrical energy from transmission lines or high-voltage distribution lines to consumers.

Tasks
	Use computer-aided drafting equipment or conventional drafting stations, technical handbooks, tables, calculators, and traditional drafting tools, such as boards, pencils, protractors, and T-squares.
	Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
	Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
	Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.
	Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.
	Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets which are checked by an engineer or an architect.
	Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
	Prepare and interpret specifications, calculating weights, volumes, and stress factors.
	Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary.
	Supervise and train other technologists, technicians and drafters.

Skills
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Knowledge
	Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
	Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Geography - Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $84,920.00 $40.83  $25.94  $29.95 - $57.43  Hartford $88,340.00 $42.48  $26.85  $28.24 - $57.43  New Haven $103,907.00 $49.95  $34.11  $39.36 - $62.80

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   59   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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