How much can yacht draftsmen and yacht designers make?
Entry level compensation for draftsmen, whether as employees or subcontractors, varies according to two factors. First is location. Firms in or near large cities often seem to concentrate on large vessels, hire people with a good portfolio of drawings, and pay more money. However the cost of living near the cities is higher too. Firms located in beautiful small coastal towns are fairly common as the location doesn’t matter much for many designers of international reputation. These firms are more likely to have the time to train inexperienced people, the cost of living is much lower, but the pay is lower too. The second factor is draftsman experience. If you have taken a course, such as ours, that emphasizes drawing and aesthetics and the development of judgement in addition to the basic design and engineering studies, you will have a good portfolio of drawings and can command a higher starting pay. Normally in each area starting pay for a draftsman will be equivalent to the median hous
