Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

architectural draftertodrafter

A architectural drafter already meets 47% of what the drafter role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From architectural drafter
47%
Overlap1
To drafter
33 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
64.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.6/ 100

1 Share of the drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the architectural drafter profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A drafter role treats 16 of its required skills as things a architectural drafter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD software
  • CADD software
  • civil engineering
  • construction methods
  • create technical plans
  • design drawings

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a architectural drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held check architectural drawings on site information skills
  • already held create electrical wiring diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepare building permit applications information skills
  • already held advise on architectural matters communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held integrate engineering principles in architectural design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepare construction documents information skills

All 33 carried skills, including the 16 the drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 57 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 20 supplementary
  • required, not held make drawings required
  • required, not held prepare detailed working drawings for interior design required
  • required, not held design circuits using CAD required
  • required, not held draw design sketches required
  • optional, not held consult with design team optional
  • optional, not held draw prop sketches optional
  • optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
  • optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held customise drafts optional
  • optional, not held design electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held design transportation systems optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held make technical drawings of fashion pieces optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
  • optional, not held review drafts optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held architectural design required
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring diagrams optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held CAE software required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held 3D modelling required
  • optional, not held physics optional
05 information skills 9 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held estimate cost of building materials optional
  • optional, not held interpret circuit diagrams optional
  • optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
  • optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
  • optional, not held interpret electrical diagrams optional
  • optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
06 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held aesthetics optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drafter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 33 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CADD software knowledge
  • already held civil engineering knowledge
  • already held construction methods knowledge
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held draw blueprints skill
  • already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held prepare assembly drawings skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CADD software skill
  • already held use manual draughting techniques skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held advise on architectural matters skill
  • already held advise on building matters skill
  • already held building codes knowledge
  • already held cartography knowledge
  • already held check architectural drawings on site skill
  • already held communicate with construction crews skill
  • already held create architectural sketches skill
  • already held create electrical wiring diagram skill
  • already held develop a specific interior design skill
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held integrate engineering principles in architectural design skill
  • already held liaise with architects skill
  • already held meet building regulations skill
  • already held prepare building permit applications skill
  • already held prepare construction documents skill
  • already held topography knowledge
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make architectural mock-ups optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
49 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held consult with design team optional
  • optional, not held draw prop sketches optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held estimate cost of building materials optional
  • optional, not held interpret circuit diagrams optional
  • optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held aesthetics optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held customise drafts optional
  • optional, not held design electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held design transportation systems optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring diagrams optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held interpret electrical diagrams optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held make architectural mock-ups optional
  • optional, not held make technical drawings of fashion pieces optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional

9 further entries not listed here

14 held skills the drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
  • not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role construction legal systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
  • not needed by the target role design building envelope systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate budget for interior design plans skill
  • not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role zoning codes knowledge
21 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held architectural design required
  • required, not held 3D modelling required
  • required, not held CAE software required
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held aesthetics optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring diagrams optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from architectural drafter

Full index of moves from architectural drafter

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.