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How to become a Draughtsperson

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 制图员

Uses drawing instruments and equipment to produce final drawings, master drawings and other technical drawings from engineering or product designs, sketches and specifications.

Main tasks

Tracing original drawings with drawing instruments
Producing final drawings and other technical drawings from sketches and specifications with drawing instruments
Drawing with computer aided drafting systems
Managing drawing records

Ways in

Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Applied English (570202). Vocational major 570202 Applied English (应用英语), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向).; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Administrative Assistant (790402). Vocational major 790402 Administrative Assistant (行政事务助理), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: WPS Office Applications; Archive Digitisation.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Architectural Decoration Technology (640102). Vocational major 640102 Architectural Decoration Technology (建筑装饰技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Construction Drawing Reading; Interior Design; Building Information Modelling (BIM).; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Business Thai (770207). Vocational major 770207 Business Thai (商务泰语), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向).; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Administrative Management (390203). Vocational major 390203 Administrative Management (行政管理), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Community Governance; Human Resources Shared Services.

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥67,000 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥48,500 to CN¥100,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥36,500 and one in ten more than CN¥157,700.
This is the figure for the mid group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥58,800 a year (2025), middle half CN¥43,005 to CN¥88,837.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff holds 5.62% of everyone employed in China; 45.1% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
39.4% are under 35, 52.2% are 35 to 54 and 8.3% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Draughtsperson?

Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Applied English (570202); Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Administrative Assistant (790402).

How much does a Draughtsperson earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥67,000 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥58,800 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Draughtsperson?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026