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, 40% of Programmer job descriptions contained cnc programmer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

cnc programmer
40%
cnc
36%
programming
29%
manufacturing
24%
cnc programming
24%
cnc miller
20%
cad/cam
20%
engineering
20%
fanuc
16%
cnc milling
12%
cnc turner
12%
fusion360
12%
siemens
12%
defence
8%
mechanical
8%
solidworks
8%
heidenhain
8%
production
8%
turning
8%
milling
8%
cnc machine
8%
workshop
8%
offline programmer
8%
c++
8%
progression
8%
precision engineering
8%
operator
8%
software
8%
c#
8%
offline programming
8%
oxfordshire
4%
autocad
4%
preston
4%
military
4%
catia
4%
aerospace
4%
technician
4%
hypermill
4%
cnc machinist
4%
programmer
4%
setter
4%
manual miller
4%
machinist
4%
cad programmer
4%
cam programmer
4%
laser
4%
metal fabrication
4%
press brake
4%
turner
4%
sheet metal
4%
fusion
4%
abingdon
4%
machine tools
4%
machinery
4%
miller
4%
3 axis
4%
4 axis
4%
5 axis
4%
5-axis
4%
haas
4%
c
4%
linux
4%
real-time
4%
software engineering
4%
cnc mill
4%
company benefits
4%
engineering drawings
4%
semiconductors
4%
agile development
4%
c/c++
4%
embedded
4%
software engineer
4%
edgecam
4%
mastercam
4%
benefits
4%
engineer
4%
overtime
4%
cad
4%
cam
4%
cnc manufacturing
4%
brentwood
4%
cnc engineer
4%
cnc engineering
4%
cnc operator
4%
ilford
4%
multi-skilled engineer
4%
operating
4%
southend-on-sea
4%
cnc milling programmer
4%
aylesbury
4%
buckinghamshire
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.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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