Started out in high school with CAD drafting certificate through a vocational school. I’ve been a Graphic Designer for 17 years, a large part of which has been working with mechanical engineering models out of Autocad and NX to make product imagery and feature animations. Debating a career shift, is there a path into engineering and drafting that doesn’t require going back to school?

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The industry needs drafters. If you can brush up on your skills, get into it. What’s more - civil engineers in need Civil3D drafters. Just know, the pay is low.

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