CAD Drafter vs Substation Designer
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Pay
CAD Drafter
$69,700 typical, a year
Most CAD Drafters earn $57,200 to $83,200 a year.
From 641 postings that list pay
1,928 open jobs now
Substation Designer
Not enough postings list pay yet.
241 open jobs now
What each one does
CAD Drafter
- Create and modify 3D models and detailed engineering drawings using CAD software.
- Update existing drawings and documentation to reflect engineering changes and markups.
- Collaborate with engineers and other team members to ensure design accuracy and alignment.
- Prepare and maintain bills of materials and product structures within engineering systems.
- Review completed drawings for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to specifications.
- Organize and maintain digital libraries of drawings and related project documentation.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Substation Designer
- Create detailed drawings and models of electrical equipment and substation layouts.
- Prepare bills of materials and lists of required parts for construction.
- Review designs for accuracy and ensure they follow industry standards.
- Coordinate with other engineering teams on foundations, structures, and drainage.
- Visit sites to gather information and support construction activities.
- Use computer software like AutoCAD and MicroStation to draft designs.
Summed up from 17 job postings
Skills employers ask for
CAD Drafter
Asked for in both
- AutoCAD 6 in 10 postings
- MicroStation 1 in 10 postings
More common in CAD Drafter postings
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- Revit 2 in 10 postings
- SolidWorks 2 in 10 postings
- Drawing 2 in 10 postings
- Civil 3D 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 2 in 10 postings
- Technical Drafting 2 in 10 postings
- Bill of Materials 1 in 10 postings
Substation Designer
Asked for in both
- AutoCAD 9 in 10 postings
- MicroStation 7 in 10 postings
More common in Substation Designer postings
- Substation Design 8 in 10 postings
- Substation 8 in 10 postings
- Associate Degree 4 in 10 postings
- Design 3 in 10 postings
- Bluebeam 3 in 10 postings
- LiDAR 2 in 10 postings
- Integrated Design 2 in 10 postings
- Extra High Voltage Systems 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
CAD Drafter
- $50k - $85k/yrstated Brookfield, WICivil 3DRevitStormwater ModelingAutoCADSite Plans
Industrial Designer
Ecolab Inc.$65,800 - $98,700/yrstated Plano, Texas, United States of AmericaMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointAutoCADISO-9001Microsoft Office +6Industrial Designer
Ecolab Inc.$65,800 - $98,700/yrstated USA - Texas - PlanoMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointAutoCADISO-9001Microsoft Office +6
Substation Designer
Substation Designer
Actalent Services$40 - $50/hr Employer statedRoanoke, Virginia, USA RemoteMicroStationAutodesk InventorBill of MaterialsSubstation DesignElectrical Assembly +2Substation Physical Project Designer - Grid
Sargent & LundyPay not stated Parsippany, NJ, US HybridAutoCADMicroStationBluebeamSubstation DesignSubstation +2Substation Physical Designer 2 - Grid
Sargent & LundyPay not stated Parsippany, NJ, US HybridAutoCADMicroStationSubstation DesignSubstation
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