# Tools & technology — optoelectronic engineer

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 17-2199.07.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| Go | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development 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 |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Shell script | Operating system software | yes |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Adept Scientific GRAMS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| BPM_CAD | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Finite element analysis FEA software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Mathsoft Mathcad | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Pattern recognition software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Photon Design FIMMPROP | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Photon Design PICWave | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Spectroscopy software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Apollo Photonics APSS | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Computer-aided drafting or design software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Optical Research Associates LightTools | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Optiwave OptiBPM | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Optiwave OptiFDTD | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Optiwave OptiSPICE | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Photon Design CrystalWave | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Photon Design FIMMWAVE | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Photon Design OmniSim | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Zemax | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Structure query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software |  |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |  |
| ESRI software | Geographic information system |  |
| QGIS | Geographic information system |  |
| Mapping software | Map creation software |  |
| Debugging software | Program testing software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 14 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

### Tools

- Fred — **14 %**
- JMP — **14 %**
- Microsoft Office — **14 %**
- Python — **14 %**
- Zemax — **14 %**
- SQL — **14 %**

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