3118-Draughtsmen

Job Title: 

Draughtsmen

Job Description: 

Draughtsmen prepare technical drawings, maps and illustrations from sketches, measurements and other data and copy final drawings and paintings onto printing plates.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • preparing and revising working drawings from sketches and specifications prepared by engineers and designers for the manufacture, installation and erection of machinery and equipment or for the construction, modification, maintenance and repair of buildings, dams, bridges, roads and other architectural and civil engineering projects
  • operating computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) equipment to create, modify and generate hard-copy and digital representations of working drawings
  • operating digitising table or similar equipment to transfer hard-copy representation of working drawings, maps and other curves to digital form
  • preparing and revising illustrations for reference works, brochures and technical manuals dealing with the assembly, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of machinery and other equipment and goods
  • copying drawings and paintings onto stone or metal plates for printing
  • preparing wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for manufacture, installation, and repair of electrical equipment in factories, power plants, and buildings
  • creating detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information
  • arranging for completed drawings to be reproduced for use as working drawings
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes


Draughtsperson
Technical illustrator

This unit group excludes


Cartographers (2165)
Surveyors (2165)

Specific Occupations: 

31181
Draughtsman (general)

31182
Mechanical draughtsman

31183
Electrical/Electronics draughtsman

31184
Civil/Structural engineering draughtsman

31185
Architectural draughtsman

31186
Marine draughtsman

31189
Other draughtsmen (eg cartographical draughtsman)

International Careers(ISCO): 
Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore