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
31%
cnc programming
31%
fanuc
22%
milling
18%
cnc machinist
18%
cnc milling
14%
cnc machine
14%
cnc operative
14%
embedded software
14%
engineer
9%
cnc manufacturing
9%
engineering
9%
cad
9%
manufacturing engineer
9%
programming
9%
cnc operator
9%
cnc setter
9%
c++
9%
hmi
5%
aerospace engineer
5%
aerospace
5%
st neots
5%
rushden
5%
siemens
5%
robotics
5%
plc's
5%
cnc lathes
5%
conveyor plc
5%
bedfordshire
5%
bedford
5%
cnc mill
5%
cad/cam
5%
as9100
5%
mechanical inspection
5%
manufacturing
5%
cnc turning
5%
mechanical engineer
5%
kitting
5%
solidworks
5%
cam
5%
foam
5%
aluminium
5%
embedded linux
5%
vhdl
5%
cmm
5%
pc-dmis
5%
miller
5%
turning
5%
turner
5%
shift
5%
setter
5%
program
5%
precision components
5%
precision
5%
operator
5%
programmer
5%
metal
5%
mechanical
5%
machinist
5%
lathes
5%
engineering drawings
5%
double days
5%
computer numerical control
5%
windsor
5%
heidenhain
5%
joinery
5%
mazatrol
5%
bracknell
5%
cad technician
5%
city & guilds
5%
cnc lathe
5%
cnc miller
5%
maidenhead
5%
maintenance engineer
5%
manual miller
5%
slough
5%
technician
5%
lathe machines
5%
southall
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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