Technical topography draftsman - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Technical topography draftsman earn

A Technical topography draftsman earns between $1.229 and $5.680 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.322 and a median salary of $1.782 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 775 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Middle level technicians
• • middle-level technicians in the physical, chemical, engineering sciences
• • • technical designers and modelers
• • • • technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture

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Main workplaces

Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture these workers work in economic activities such as civil construction, collection, purification and distribution of water, public administration, public utility services such as production and distribution of electricity, gas and water. They are found as employees with a formal contract or as self-employed, always individually, with permanent supervision. They work during the day, indoors, with the exception of the technical cartography designer, who also works in the open.

What does it take to work in the field of Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture

This job/occupation requires complete elementary education, a basic qualification course of 200 to 400 class hours and professional experience of one to two years. Mastery of applications such as cad - computer aided design is required.

Functions and activities of Technical topography draftsman

Technical draftsmen of civil construction and architecture must:

Activities

calculate data from field book;
transfer total station data from field to office;
update the drawing according to the legislation;
apply principles of total quality;
report procedure changes;
drawing planks;
determining design methodology;
prepare the workplace;
supplement drawings;
follow new technologies;
calculate estimated design costs;
gather documents;
mastering basic computing;
applying occupational health standards (nr-9 and nr-15) ;
make a technical visit to review data;
select drawing media and tools;
apply technical standards;
compress digital files;
work as a team.;
consult information in files;
demonstrate manual skill/precision;
field survey;
organize supplier catalogs;
determine the type of file to be used;
interpret existing designs;
use specific software for design;
compatize drawings under supervision;
list drawing material;
send drawing and/or copies to customer;
store files;
update the drawing according to legislation;
fill in the final report;
demonstrate mathematical reasoning.;
check dimensions, dimensions and descriptive information;
search the internet;
define formats and scales;
index documents relevant to the area;
organize collected data;
select drawing tools and media;
propose alternatives for drawing up;
analyze sketch obtained through field information;
organize supplier catalogs;
set drawing cost;
search for additional information;
modify drawings;
keep drawing tools;
detail drawings;
develop spatial vision;
return documents used for archiving;
stipulating deadlines for the execution of the drawing;
store files;
adopt hygiene standards at work;
legend plans;
interpret calculation memory;
demonstrate foreign language basics;
release drawing to electronic file or map library;

Sectors that hire Technical topography draftsman the most in the job market

• mapping, surveying and geodesy services
• engineering services
• industrial assembly works
• assembly of metal structures
• other professional, scientific and technical activities
• terrain preparation services
• building highways and railways
• business management consulting activities
• water collection, treatment and distribution
• manufacture of alcohol