Engineering & Technical Freelance Evidence Hub
Preserve discipline-specific mappings and source limitations across engineering, architecture, drafting, and technical operations.
Catalog coverage
8 core occupations · 127 searchable aliases · 8 records with official U.S. percentile evidence
Official employee-wage P50 range among those empirical records: $31.80–$60.12/hr. This is a catalog range, not an observed freelancer-rate distribution.
Occupation evidence
| Core occupation | Evidence anchor | Mapping | Source vintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architect (Buildings) | $47.73/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
| CAD Drafter | $31.80/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
| Chemical Engineer | $60.12/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
| Civil Engineer | $48.48/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
| Electrical Engineer | $58.00/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
| Environmental Consultant | $39.53/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| Industrial Designer | $40.34/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
| Mechanical Engineer | $50.05/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
How to use this category
Choose the closest core occupation, then inspect its national occupation mapping and limitation. TransparentRate applies the provisional ×1.75 planning coefficient once; it does not add an experience, client-market, geography, purchasing-power, or category premium.
Why aliases do not get separate pages
Tool names, specialties, and near-synonymous job titles resolve to these core occupations inside the calculator. Keeping one evidence page per selected core occupation avoids thin duplicate landing pages and keeps source corrections centralized.