Low to No Risk

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Moderate Risk

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High Risk

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Extreme Risk

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• 2.2Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, dies, tools, and controls, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment.
• 1.2Coordinate with and consult other workers to design, lay out, or detail components and systems and to resolve design or other problems.
• 1.5Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and the procedures and instructions to be followed.
• 1.5Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems.
• 2.3Design scale or full-size blueprints of specialty items, such as furniture and automobile body or chassis components.
• 2.2Lay out and draw schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines.
• 1.7Confer with customer representatives to review schematics and answer questions pertaining to installation of systems.
• 2.5Draw freehand sketches of designs, trace finished drawings onto designated paper for the reproduction of blueprints, and reproduce working drawings on copy machines.
• 1.2Supervise and train other drafters, technologists, and technicians.
• 2.5Lay out, draw, and reproduce illustrations for reference manuals and technical publications to describe operation and maintenance of mechanical systems.

28.6% of Mechanical Drafters tasks can be automated with AI or robotics