Any alternate fields for a drafting major?

Question

Are there any fields that a drafting degree would be helpful in besides drafting?

Answer 1

from wikipedia:

    * Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry

          o Architecture

          o Architectural engineering

          o Interior design

          o Interior architecture

          o Building engineering

          o Civil engineering and infrastructure

          o Construction

          o Roads and highways

          o Railroads and tunnels

          o Water supply and hydraulic engineering

          o Storm drain, wastewater and sewer systems

          o Mapping and surveying

          o Chemical plant design

          o Factory layout

          o Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC)

    * Mechanical (MCAD) engineering

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          o Automotive - vehicles

          o Aerospace

          o Consumer goods

          o Machinery

          o Shipbuilding

          o Bio-mechanical systems

    * Electronic design automation (EDA)

          o Electronic and electrical computer-aided design (ECAD)

          o Digital circuit design

    * Electrical engineering

          o Power engineering or Power systems engineering

          o Power systems CAD

          o Power analytics

    * Manufacturing process planning

    * Industrial design

    * Software applications

    * Apparel and textile design

          o Fashion design

    * Designing musical instruments

    * Garden design

    * Lighting design

    * Medicine

    * Production design

As long as you are proficient in the use of CAD-software - everyone needs computer models. Should brush up on your graphics designing like Cinema 4D and all those. I guess it would be a lot easier come to all that from your back ground.