# Tools & technology — materials engineer

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 19-2032.00.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| R | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Accelrys Materials Studio | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| ANSYS LS-DYNA | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| ANSYS Multiphysics | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Bruker AXS EVA | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Bruker AXS LEPTOS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Bruker AXS TOPAS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Chempute Software HSC Chemistry | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| CrystalMaker | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Dassault Systemes Abaqus | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| GAMESS-US | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| General Structural Analysis System GSAS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Maplesoft Maple | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Materials Data Incorporated Jade | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Olympus Image Analysis | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| PWscf | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| RIETAN | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| SolidWorks COSMOSWorks | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| VAMP/VASP | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |  |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |  |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |  |