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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| drafter | Occupational skill for the role 'drafter' (also: CAD draughter, drafting specialist, drafting expert, drafting consultant, computer aided design draughter, draftsperson). Use when the user asks for typical drafter work such as: Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.; Consult with clients to determine functional or spatial requirements of structures.; Prepare contract documents for building contractors. |
Drafter
Drafters prepare and create technical drawings using a special software or manual techniques, to show how something is built or works.
Core workflow
- Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.
- Consult with clients to determine functional or spatial requirements of structures.
- Prepare contract documents for building contractors.
- Integrate engineering elements into unified architectural designs.
- Administer construction contracts.
- Represent clients in obtaining bids or awarding construction contracts.
- Design or plan construction of green building projects to minimize adverse environmental impact or conserve energy.
- Design structures that incorporate environmentally friendly building practices or concepts, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- 3D modelling
- architectural design
- blueprints
- CAD software
- CADD software
- CAE software
- civil engineering
- construction methods
- create technical plans
- design circuits using CAD
- design drawings
- draft design specifications
- draw blueprints
- draw design sketches
- make drawings
Hot technologies
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Autodesk Revit
- Bentley MicroStation
- Trimble SketchUp Pro
- Chef
- Puppet
- Apache Cassandra
- Apache Hadoop
Hot technologies
Top tools from 40 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-11):
- AutoCAD — 55 %
- MicroStation — 12 %
- Revit — 12 %
- AutoCAD Civil 3D — 10 %
- Autodesk Revit — 8 %
- CAD — 8 %
- Civil 3D — 8 %
- Microsoft Word — 8 %
- SolidWorks — 8 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a4869ae9-2dfe-48cc-bd97-f803880f3407), ONET 30.3 (17-1011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*