Mechanical Drafters, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here52
  • drafter
  • detailer
  • die designer
  • body designer
  • gage designer
  • mold designer
  • tool designer
  • design checker
  • design drafter
  • detail drafter
  • patent drafter
  • piping drafter
  • autocad drafter
  • pattern drafter
  • and 38 more
SOC code
17-3013.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
8 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Mechanical DraftersSOC 17-3013.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
86% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
48% · you keepPartly automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
CAD Design Agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Dassault Systemes SolidWorks · Autodesk Revit
● No integration needed
Engineering Analysis Agent
Microsoft Excel · Computer aided design and drafting CADD software · Docs
● No integration needed
Mechanical Design Agent
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks · PTC Creo Parametric · Autodesk Inventor
● No integration needed
Technical Documentation Agent
Adobe After Effects · Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final design specifications and sign off on production drawingsOwn accountability for design compliance with safety and regulatory standardsLead in-person coordination meetings to resolve critical design conflictsMake final decisions on design modifications affecting project scope and cost

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

The full activity list

All 8 detailed work activities O*NET records for Mechanical Drafters, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Partly automatable 2

Partly automatable activities for Mechanical Drafters
ActivityJobs
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans21
Discuss designs or plans with clients8

Barely automatable 1

Barely automatable activities for Mechanical Drafters
ActivityJobs
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel20