In mechanical design it is known as mechanical design automation (MDA) or computer-aided drafting (CAD), which includes the process of creating a technical drawing with the use of computer software.
Salary Tracker: See the highest-paid public employees in North Texas. For North Texas city and county employees, it pays to be two things: a city manager and a man. Not surprisingly, a Dallas employee, City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, tops the North Texas rankings with a 2016 salary of $400,000. The next top paid city managers come from Fort Worth, Plano, Arlington and Irving, respectively.
The highest-paid 10 percent in the profession made $126,190, while the lowest-paid earned $51,810 in 2013. The most highly compensated positions are within the industries of oil and gas extraction, and the highest-paid positions are located in Midland, Texas; Hinesville, Georgia; and Houston.