metal-additive-manufacturing-operator/references/tools.md

Tools & technology — metal additive manufacturing operator

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-4199.00 (Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 3119; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

Software	Category	Hot technology

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

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

Tools

• Microsoft Office — 20 %
• MasterCAM — 20 %
• Gefertec ARC405 wire arc DED system — 20 %
• de-powdering systems — 20 %
• Creo — 20 %
• PowerMill — 20 %
• VRC Gen III cold spray system — 20 %
• vacuum units — 20 %
• SolidWorks — 20 %