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, 44% of Programmer job descriptions contained cnc programmer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

cnc programmer
44%
cnc
40%
manufacturing
35%
cnc miller
31%
engineering
27%
programming
27%
fanuc
27%
cnc programming
22%
production
18%
cnc turner
18%
cnc milling
18%
cnc machine
18%
engineer
18%
programmer
18%
lathes
18%
operator
14%
machinery
14%
setter
14%
machinist
14%
siemens
14%
turning
9%
cad/cam
9%
machining
9%
solidworks
9%
setting
9%
steel
9%
turning machinery
9%
technician
9%
mechanical
9%
hypermill
9%
heidenhain
9%
turner
9%
workshop
9%
5 axis
9%
5-axis
9%
cnc turning
5%
operating
5%
moulds
5%
manufacturer
5%
machines
5%
haas
5%
toolmaker
5%
casting
5%
bottling
5%
set
5%
program
5%
operate
5%
huddersfield
5%
computer numerical control
5%
cad cam
5%
programme
5%
technical
5%
machine
5%
tools
5%
4 axis
5%
3 axis
5%
aerospace engineering
5%
cnc manufacturing
5%
bristol
5%
mills
5%
precision
5%
brentwood
5%
cad
5%
cam
5%
essex
5%
manufacture
5%
oxfordshire
5%
fusion360
5%
offline programmer
5%
offline programming
5%
aerospace
5%
catia
5%
military
5%
precision engineering
5%
preston
5%
software
5%
cad programmer
5%
cam programmer
5%
aylesbury
5%
buckinghamshire
5%
manual miller
5%
stoke mandeville
5%
applications engineer
5%
miller
5%
fusion
5%
machine tools
5%
autocad
5%
laser
5%
metal fabrication
5%
press brake
5%
sheet metal
5%
lathe
5%
mechanical engineering
5%
cadcam
5%
hurco
5%
cnc machinist
5%
abingdon
5%

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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