Programmer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Programmer Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Programmer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Programmer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 43% of Programmer job descriptions contained cnc as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

cnc
43%
setter
35%
miller
31%
operator
31%
turner
31%
programmer
27%
cnc programmer
27%
cnc programming
27%
fanuc
24%
programming
20%
haas
16%
machinist
16%
milling
12%
setting
12%
cnc engineer
12%
cad
12%
cnc machine
12%
manufacturer
8%
manufacturing
8%
machines
8%
operating
8%
production
8%
tools
8%
programme
8%
cnc turner
8%
technical
8%
cnc machinist
8%
cam
8%
cnc miller
8%
precision engineering
8%
cnc manufacturing
8%
cnc mill
8%
construction
8%
engineering
8%
engineer
8%
machinery
8%
machine operative
4%
plc programming
4%
axis
4%
machine operator
4%
simulation software
4%
cmm
4%
mazak
4%
cnc engineering
4%
automotive
4%
fixed head
4%
5 axis
4%
edgecam
4%
lathe
4%
engineering drawings
4%
motorsport
4%
machine cnc
4%
engineering design
4%
siemens nx
4%
machine tools
4%
engineering experience
4%
croydon
4%
sliding head
4%
inspector
4%
mechanical engineering
4%
crystal palace
4%
steel
4%
mastercam
4%
mitcham
4%
catia
4%
cnc operative
4%
lathes
4%
streatham
4%
cnc operator
4%
mills
4%
thornton heath
4%
cnc setter
4%
automation
4%
5s
4%
machine cnc turner
4%
automotive industry
4%
aerospace
4%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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