Subject: Re: This piece was decent - future earnings estimates
Jim:
Automating drafting didn't ... even put draughtsmen out of business.


Estimated Peak Numbers: In the early 1980s, before CAD gained mass-market dominance, there were an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 drafters in the U.S. across all disciplines (mechanical, electrical, architectural, and civil). The number now is about 110,000.

So it looks like it put about 200,000 to 300,000 draughtsmen, 67% to 75% of existing draughtsmen, out of business after all.

R:)