# Tools & technology — industrial designer

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 27-1021.00.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software | yes |
| Apache Maven | Development environment software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes |
| Figma | Graphical user interface development software | yes |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| jQuery | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Apple iOS | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software | yes |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software | yes |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software | yes |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Finite element analysis software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Software as a service SaaS | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |  |
| Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Autodesk AliasStudio | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Autodesk Maya | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| McNeel Rhinoceros 3D | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Siemens UGS NX | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| 1CadCam Unigraphics | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software |  |
| Geometric CAMWorks | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software |  |
| Siemens NX | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software |  |
| Eko | Desktop communications software |  |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software |  |
| QuarkXPress | Desktop publishing software |  |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |  |
| Verilog | Development environment software |  |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |  |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software |  |
| Delphi Technology | Financial analysis software |  |
| Adobe FreeHand MX | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Corel Painter | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Xara Designer Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |  |
| InVision software | Process mapping and design software |  |
| Autodesk 3ds Max | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Chaos Group V-Ray | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Kapwing | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Maxon Cinema 4D | Video creation and editing software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 11 ads, as of 2026-07-14)

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

### Tools

- Solidworks — **55 %**
- Keyshot — **36 %**
- Photoshop — **18 %**
- powerpoint — **18 %**
- 3D printers — **18 %**
- 3ds Max — **18 %**

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