Solidworks (CAD)

Alternative Job Titles for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

• CAD Programmer (Computer-Aided Design Programmer)
• CAM Programmer (Computer-Aided Manufacturing Programmer)
• CNC Machine Operator (Computer Numerical Control Machine Operator)
• CNC Machinist (Computer Numerical Control Machinist)
• CNC Operator (Computer Numerical Control Operator)
• CNC Programmer (Computer Numerical Control Programmer)
• CNC Tech (Computer Numerical Control Technician)
• CNC Tool Programmer (Computer Numerical Control Tool Programmer)
• Numerical Control Programmer (NC Programmer)
• Programmer

Job Tasks and Activities for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

• Align and secure pattern film on reference tables of optical programmers, and observe enlarger scope views of printed circuit boards.
• Align equipment or machinery.
• Analyze job orders, drawings, blueprints, specifications, printed circuit board pattern films, and design data to calculate dimensions, tool selection, machine speeds, and feed rates.
• Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
• Compare encoded tapes or computer printouts with original part specifications and blueprints to verify accuracy of instructions.
• Conduct test runs of production equipment.
• Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
• Determine production equipment settings.
• Determine reference points, machine cutting paths, or hole locations, and compute angular and linear dimensions, radii, and curvatures.
• Determine the sequence of machine operations, and select the proper cutting tools needed to machine workpieces into the desired shapes.
• Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
• Enter computer commands to store or retrieve parts patterns, graphic displays, or programs that transfer data to other media.
• Enter coordinates of hole locations into program memories by depressing pedals or buttons of programmers.
• Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
• Modify existing programs to enhance efficiency.
• Observe machines on trial runs or conduct computer simulations to ensure that programs and machinery will function properly and produce items that meet specifications.
• Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
• Order tooling for jobs.
• Perform basic equipment maintenance.
• Perform preventative maintenance or minor repairs on machines.
• Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
• Prepare geometric layouts from graphic displays, using computer-assisted drafting software or drafting instruments and graph paper.
• Program equipment to perform production tasks.
• Purchase products or services.
• Revise programs or tapes to eliminate errors, and retest programs to check that problems have been solved.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.
• Sort shop orders into groups to maximize materials utilization and minimize machine setup time.
• Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
• Verify information or specifications.
• Write instruction sheets and cutter lists for a machine's controller to guide setup and encode numerical control tapes.
• Write programs in the language of a machine's controller and store programs on media, such as punch tapes, magnetic tapes, or disks.

Interests for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

• Conventional
  Following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting.
• Realistic
  Designing, building, or repairing equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors.
• Investigative
  Studying and researching scientific subjects and human behavior.

Skills for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

In order of importance

• Programming
  Writing computer programs.
  Importance: 69/100
• Monitoring
  Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  Importance: 63/100
• Mathematics
  Using math to solve problems.
  Importance: 53/100
• Operations Monitoring
  Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
  Importance: 53/100
• Complex Problem Solving
  Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  Importance: 53/100
• Systems Analysis
  Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
  Importance: 53/100
• Quality Control Analysis
  Testing how well a product or service works.
  Importance: 50/100
• Speaking
  Talking to others.
  Importance: 50/100
• Judgment and Decision Making
  Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  Importance: 50/100
• Reading Comprehension
  Reading work-related information.
  Importance: 50/100
• Critical Thinking
  Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  Importance: 50/100
• Operation and Control
  Using equipment or systems.
  Importance: 50/100
• Systems Evaluation
  Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
  Importance: 50/100
• Time Management
  Managing your time and the time of other people.
  Importance: 50/100
• Active Listening
  Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  Importance: 50/100
• Troubleshooting
  Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
  Importance: 50/100
• Active Learning
  Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
  Importance: 47/100
• Writing
  Writing things for co-workers or customers.
  Importance: 47/100
• Operations Analysis
  Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
  Importance: 47/100
• Equipment Maintenance
  Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
  Importance: 44/100
• Coordination
  Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
  Importance: 44/100
• Equipment Selection
  Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
  Importance: 41/100
• Learning Strategies
  Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
  Importance: 41/100
• Social Perceptiveness
  Understanding people's reactions.
  Importance: 41/100
• Instructing
  Teaching people how to do something.
  Importance: 38/100
• Management of Personnel Resources
  Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
  Importance: 28/100
• Technology Design
  Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
  Importance: 28/100
• Repairing
  Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
  Importance: 28/100
• Service Orientation
  Looking for ways to help people.
  Importance: 25/100
• Persuasion
  Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
  Importance: 25/100
• Science
  Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
  Importance: 22/100
• Negotiation
  Bringing people together to solve differences.
  Importance: 19/100
• Management of Financial Resources
  Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
  Importance: 19/100
• Management of Material Resources
  Managing equipment and materials.
  Importance: 19/100
• Installation
  Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
  Importance: 3/100

Knowledge for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

In order of importance

• Production and Processing
  Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  Importance: 81/100
• Engineering and Technology
  Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  Importance: 77/100
• Mathematics
  Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  Importance: 74/100
• Design
  Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  Importance: 73/100
• Computers and Electronics
  Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  Importance: 70/100
• English Language
  Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
  Importance: 66/100
• Education and Training
  Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  Importance: 59/100
• Mechanical
  Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  Importance: 58/100
• Administrative
  Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
  Importance: 46/100
• Administration and Management
  Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  Importance: 41/100
• Physics
  Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
  Importance: 41/100
• Customer and Personal Service
  Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  Importance: 37/100
• Public Safety and Security
  Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  Importance: 33/100
• Building and Construction
  Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  Importance: 31/100
• Telecommunications
  Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  Importance: 28/100
• Personnel and Human Resources
  Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  Importance: 27/100
• Sales and Marketing
  Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  Importance: 25/100
• Communications and Media
  Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  Importance: 24/100
• Economics and Accounting
  Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  Importance: 22/100
• Chemistry
  Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  Importance: 22/100
• Transportation
  Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  Importance: 20/100
• Psychology
  Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
  Importance: 14/100
• Foreign Language
  Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  Importance: 13/100
• Medicine and Dentistry
  Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  Importance: 12/100
• Law and Government
  Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  Importance: 9/100
• Sociology and Anthropology
  Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
  Importance: 9/100
• Geography
  Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  Importance: 7/100
• Philosophy and Theology
  Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  Importance: 6/100
• Food Production
  Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  Importance: 6/100
• Therapy and Counseling
  Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
  Importance: 4/100
• Biology
  Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  Importance: 3/100
• Fine Arts
  Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  Importance: 3/100

Physical Abilities for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

In order of importance

• Near Vision
  Seeing details up close.
  Importance: 75/100
• Problem Sensitivity
  Noticing when problems happen.
  Importance: 72/100
• Information Ordering
  Ordering or arranging things.
  Importance: 72/100
• Perceptual Speed
  Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
  Importance: 69/100
• Mathematical Reasoning
  Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
  Importance: 63/100
• Visualization
  Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
  Importance: 53/100
• Selective Attention
  Paying attention to something without being distracted.
  Importance: 53/100
• Category Flexibility
  Grouping things in different ways.
  Importance: 53/100
• Written Expression
  Communicating by writing.
  Importance: 50/100
• Speech Clarity
  Speaking clearly.
  Importance: 50/100
• Number Facility
  Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
  Importance: 50/100
• Written Comprehension
  Reading and understanding what is written.
  Importance: 50/100
• Oral Expression
  Communicating by speaking.
  Importance: 50/100
• Speech Recognition
  Recognizing spoken words.
  Importance: 50/100
• Control Precision
  Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
  Importance: 50/100
• Finger Dexterity
  Putting together small parts with your fingers.
  Importance: 50/100
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
  Keeping your arm or hand steady.
  Importance: 50/100
• Oral Comprehension
  Listening and understanding what people say.
  Importance: 50/100
• Inductive Reasoning
  Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
  Importance: 50/100
• Deductive Reasoning
  Using rules to solve problems.
  Importance: 50/100
• Manual Dexterity
  Holding or moving items with your hands.
  Importance: 47/100
• Flexibility of Closure
  Seeing hidden patterns.
  Importance: 47/100
• Multilimb Coordination
  Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
  Importance: 47/100
• Fluency of Ideas
  Coming up with lots of ideas.
  Importance: 47/100
• Far Vision
  Seeing details that are far away.
  Importance: 47/100
• Speed of Closure
  Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
  Importance: 47/100
• Reaction Time
  Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
  Importance: 47/100
• Time Sharing
  Doing two or more things at the same time.
  Importance: 44/100
• Originality
  Creating new and original ideas.
  Importance: 44/100
• Auditory Attention
  Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
  Importance: 44/100
• Hearing Sensitivity
  Telling the difference between sounds.
  Importance: 41/100
• Depth Perception
  Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
  Importance: 41/100
• Memorization
  Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
  Importance: 38/100
• Trunk Strength
  Using your lower back and stomach.
  Importance: 38/100
• Visual Color Discrimination
  Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
  Importance: 38/100
• Extent Flexibility
  Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
  Importance: 28/100
• Rate Control
  Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
  Importance: 28/100
• Response Orientation
  Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
  Importance: 25/100
• Gross Body Coordination
  Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
  Importance: 25/100
• Stamina
  Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
  Importance: 25/100
• Wrist-Finger Speed
  Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
  Importance: 25/100
• Static Strength
  Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
  Importance: 25/100
• Gross Body Equilibrium
  Keeping your balance or staying upright.
  Importance: 22/100
• Dynamic Strength
  Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
  Importance: 22/100
• Explosive Strength
  Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
  Importance: 16/100
• Speed of Limb Movement
  Quickly moving your arms and legs.
  Importance: 13/100
• Spatial Orientation
  Knowing where things are around you.
  Importance: 13/100
• Peripheral Vision
  Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
  Importance: 10/100
• Sound Localization
  Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
  Importance: 6/100
• Glare Sensitivity
  Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
  Importance: 6/100
• Night Vision
  Seeing at night or under low light.
  Importance: 3/100