Mechanical Drafters
Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
- Tasks
- 15 tasks14 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
- Architecture & EngineeringOne of its 59 occupations
- Code
- 17-3013.00SOC 2018: 17-3013
What the work is made of
14 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, dies, tools, and controls, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment.Core taskTask 1447Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Produce three-dimensional models, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.Core taskTask 20964Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Lay out and draw schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines.Core taskTask 1455Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems.Core taskTask 1452Rated by 79 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and the procedures and instructions to be followed.Core taskTask 1449Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to the materials.Core taskTask 1454Rated by 79 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Design scale or full-size blueprints of specialty items, such as furniture and automobile body or chassis components.Core taskTask 1453Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Compute mathematical formulas to develop and design detailed specifications for components or machinery, using computer-assisted equipment.Core taskTask 1450Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Coordinate with and consult other workers to design, lay out, or detail components and systems and to resolve design or other problems.Core taskTask 1448Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Confer with customer representatives to review schematics and answer questions pertaining to installation of systems.Core taskTask 1456Rated by 79 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Position instructions and comments onto drawings.Core taskTask 1451Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 12. Supervise and train other drafters, technologists, and technicians.Core taskTask 1458Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 13. Lay out, draw, and reproduce illustrations for reference manuals and technical publications to describe operation and maintenance of mechanical systems.Core taskTask 1459Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 14. Draw freehand sketches of designs, trace finished drawings onto designated paper for the reproduction of blueprints, and reproduce working drawings on copy machines.Core taskTask 1457Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 15. Shade or color drawings to clarify and emphasize details and dimensions or eliminate background, using ink, crayon, airbrush, and overlays.Supplemental taskTask 1460Rated by 81 people who do the job, July 2017
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 17-3013
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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