Architectural Drafters

• Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
• Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
• Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.
• Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software.
• Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary.
• Supervise, coordinate, and inspect the work of draftspersons, technicians, and technologists on construction projects.
• Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.
• Represent architect on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under architect's supervision.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Architectural Drafters.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Architectural Drafters.