Thailand business reference

Occupation 3118 - Draughtspersons

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-07-12Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 3118
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
  • Sub Major Group: 31 Science and Engineering Associate Professionals
  • Minor Group: 311 Physical and Engineering Science Technicians
  • Unit Group: 3118 Draughtspersons

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

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

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) 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; (b) operating computer-aided design and drafting equipment to create, modify and generate hard-copy and digital representations of working drawings; (c) operating digitizing table or similar equipment to transfer hard-copy representation of working drawings, maps and other curves to digital form; (d) 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; (e) copying drawings and paintings onto stone or metal plates for printing; (f) 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; (g) creating detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods and other engineering information; (h) arranging for completed drawings to be reproduced for use as working drawings.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Draughtsperson - Technical illustrator

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Cartographer - 2165 - Surveyor - 2165

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 3118