Program job outlook

Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD.

Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.

GET /api/program-job-outlook?cip=151303&institution=kctcs

KCTCS graduates: 19
Employment rate: 85%
Median annual wages: $47,766
Annual openings: 113
Occupational median wages: $60,120
Occupational entry wages: $38,780

Program details

Program: Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD.
National program area: Architectural Technology
Academic year: 2025-2026
CIP: 151303
Institution: Statewide kctcs
Region: Kentucky
Area level: State Level

Occupations

1 occupation

Architectural and Civil Drafters

17-3011.00 Typical education: Associate degree

Entry annual wages

$38,780

Median annual wages

$60,120

2024 employment: 1,220
2034 projected: 1,289
10-year change: 69 (5.7%)
Annual growth: 0.6%
Annual openings: 113
10-year openings: 1,126

Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.

Example response

The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.

/api/program-job-outlook?cip=151303&institution=kctcs

{
    "academic_year": "2025-2026",
    "cip": "151303",
    "institution": "kctcs",
    "program_area": "Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD.",
    "national_program_area": "Architectural Technology",
    "region": "Kentucky",
    "area_aggregation_level": "State Level",
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count": 19,
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count_formatted": "19",
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate": "85%",
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate_formatted": "85%",
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages": 47766,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages_formatted": "47,766",
    "average_annual_openings": 113,
    "average_annual_openings_formatted": "113",
    "median_annual_wages": 60120,
    "median_annual_wages_formatted": "60,120",
    "median_entry_annual_wages": 38780,
    "median_entry_annual_wages_formatted": "38,780",
    "occupation_outlooks": [
        {
            "occupation_code": "17-3011.00",
            "occupation_title": "Architectural and Civil Drafters",
            "occupation_description": "Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.",
            "typical_education_level": "Associate degree",
            "estimated_employment": 1220,
            "estimated_employment_formatted": "1,220",
            "projected_employment": 1289,
            "projected_employment_formatted": "1,289",
            "employment_change": 69,
            "employment_change_formatted": "69",
            "percent_change": 0.057,
            "percent_change_formatted": "5.7%",
            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.006,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.6%",
            "average_annual_openings": 113,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "113",
            "openings": 1126,
            "openings_formatted": "1,126",
            "entry_annual_wages": 38780,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "38,780",
            "median_annual_wages": 60120,
            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "60,120",
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        }
    ]
}