NOC 2021 · 22212 · TEER 2
Drafting technologists and technicians
Unit group 22212 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Drafting technologists and technicians prepare engineering designs, drawings and related technical information, such as building information models (BIM), in multidisciplinary engineering teams or in support of engineers, architects or industrial designers, or they may work independently. They are employed by consulting and construction companies, utility, resource and manufacturing companies, all levels of government and by a wide range of other establishments.
Example job titles
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- aeronautical draftsperson
- air conditioning systems draftsperson
- architectural draftsperson
- building information modelling (BIM) coordinator
- building information modelling (BIM) designer
- building information modelling (BIM) specialist
- building information modelling (BIM) technician
- building information modelling (BIM) technologist
- building systems draftsperson
- chief draftsperson
- civil draftsperson
- commercial draftsperson
- computer-aided design (CAD) specialist - drafting
- computer-aided design (CAD) technologist
- computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) technologist
- computer-aided drafting (CAD) technician
- computer-assisted design and drafting (CADD) operator
- computer-assisted drafting (CAD) draftsperson - printed circuit boards
- computer-assisted drafting (CAD) operator
- computer-assisted drafting (CAD) technician
- computer-assisted electromechanical design draftsperson
- design and drafting technologist
- design draftsperson
- design technician - drafting
- design technologist - drafting
- detail draftsperson
- detailer
- detailer - structural steel drafter
- drafter
- drafting checker
- drafting clerk
- drafting design checker
- drafting group leader
- drafting office supervisor
- drafting supervisor
- drafting technician
- drafting technologist
- drafting tracer
- draftsman/woman
- draftsperson
- draftsperson - computer-assisted design
- draftspersons supervisor
- electrical drafting supervisor
- electrical draftsperson
- electrical marine draftsperson
- electromechanical draftsperson
- electronic draftsperson
- engineering design and drafting technologist
- engineering draftsperson
- general draftsperson
- geological draftsperson
- geophysical draftsperson
- heating and ventilation systems draftsperson
- heating systems draftsperson
- hull draftsperson - shipbuilding and repair
- hydraulic machinery draftsperson
- marine drafting supervisor
- mechanical building draftsperson
- mechanical design draftsperson
- mechanical draftsperson
- mine draftsperson
- municipal draftsperson
- optical draftsperson
- petroleum exploration draftsperson
- piping draftsperson
- process piping draftsperson
- refrigeration systems draftsperson
- ship detail draftsperson
- shipbuilding draftsperson
- steel detailer - drafting
- steel frame draftsman/woman
- steel frame draftsperson
- structural draftsperson
- structural steel detailer
- structural steel drafter-detailer
- structural steel draftsperson
- survey draftsperson
- technical illustrator - drafting
- tool checker - drafting
- tool design draftsperson
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.