computer-aided-design-operator/references/skills.md

Competences — computer-aided design operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/62979364-6fac-41f2-87ca-202bca19a6ab).

Essential

• ABAP (knowledge)
• AJAX (knowledge)
• APL (knowledge)
• ASP.NET (knowledge)
• Assembly (computer programming) (knowledge)
• C# (knowledge)
• C++ (knowledge)
• CAD software (knowledge)
• COBOL (knowledge)
• CoffeeScript (knowledge)
• Common Lisp (knowledge)
• computer programming (knowledge)
• create CAD drawings (skill/competence)
• design principles (knowledge)
• design process (skill/competence)
• develop design concept (skill/competence)
• Erlang (knowledge)
• geometry (knowledge)
• graphic design (knowledge)
• Groovy (knowledge)
• Haskell (knowledge)
• Java (computer programming) (knowledge)
• JavaScript (knowledge)
• Lisp (knowledge)
• MATLAB (knowledge)
• Microsoft Visual C++ (knowledge)
• ML (computer programming) (knowledge)
• Objective-C (knowledge)
• OpenEdge Advanced Business Language (knowledge)
• Pascal (computer programming) (knowledge)
• Perl (knowledge)
• PHP (knowledge)
• Prolog (computer programming) (knowledge)
• Python (computer programming) (knowledge)
• R (knowledge)
• Ruby (computer programming) (knowledge)
• SAP R3 (knowledge)
• SAS language (knowledge)
• Scala (knowledge)
• Scratch (computer programming) (knowledge)
• Smalltalk (computer programming) (knowledge)
• Swift (computer programming) (knowledge)
• trigonometry (knowledge)
• TypeScript (knowledge)
• use automatic programming (skill/competence)
• use CAD software (skill/competence)
• use CAM software (skill/competence)
• VBScript (knowledge)
• Visual Basic (knowledge)

Optional

• adapt to new design materials (skill/competence)
• adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
• apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
• apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
• attend design meetings (skill/competence)
• attend to detail regarding jewellery creation (skill/competence)
• automation technology (knowledge)
• CAE software (knowledge)
• collaborate with engineers (skill/competence)
• create architectural sketches (skill/competence)
• create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
• customise drafts (skill/competence)
• design automation components (skill/competence)
• design circuits using CAD (skill/competence)
• design drawings (knowledge)
• design engineering components (skill/competence)
• develop design plans (skill/competence)
• develop jewellery designs (skill/competence)
• develop product design (skill/competence)
• documentation types (knowledge)
• imitation jewellery (knowledge)
• industrial design (knowledge)
• industrial software (knowledge)
• jewellery processes (knowledge)
• manufacturing of jewellery (knowledge)
• material mechanics (knowledge)
• mathematics (knowledge)
• metalworking (knowledge)
• use CAE software (skill/competence)
• use communication techniques (skill/competence)
• use microsoft office (skill/competence)
• use specialised design software (skill/competence)
• use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)
• woodworking processes (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 38 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• drafting — 29 %
• cad drafting — 24 %
• 3d modeling — 21 %

Responsibilities

• drawing preparation — 18 %