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Autodesk AutoCAD

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Autodesk AutoCAD is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Computer aided design CAD software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 171 occupations that together employ about 38,601,550 workers, with a median wage of $77,180. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 54th percentile for AI task-exposure (Moderate) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Autodesk AutoCAD, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Retail Salespersons 3,800,250 $34,580
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,982,530 $38,940
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Sustainability Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 806,080 $78,690
Solar Energy Installation Managers 806,080 $78,690
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 805,770 $46,390
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 685,140 $71,190
Wind Energy Development Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Operations Managers 630,980 $136,550
Packers and Packagers, Hand 601,440 $35,580
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 591,180 $47,460
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians 455,940 $62,970
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 397,770 $78,420
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 397,770 $78,420
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 396,870 $59,810
Civil Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Transportation Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Water/Wastewater Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 350,230 $101,140
Industrial Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Manufacturing Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Construction Managers 348,330 $106,980
Machinists 298,790 $56,150
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors 293,930 $100,070
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 287,230 $60,640
Automotive Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Fuel Cell Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Mechanical Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Administrative Services Managers 254,140 $108,390
Logisticians 235,640 $80,880
Logistics Engineers 235,640 $80,880
Biofuels Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Industrial Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Cost Estimators 219,530 $77,070
Graphic Designers 214,260 $61,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 210,340 $167,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 192,480 $37,350
Electrical Engineers 188,790 $111,910
Geothermal Technicians 183,690 $48,640
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 177,010 $130,390
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 176,950 $49,970
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 174,430 $45,590
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists 174,060 $48,790
Helpers--Production Workers 167,490 $38,220
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 153,890 $62,630
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar 150,750 $117,750
Mechatronics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Microsystems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use Autodesk AutoCAD. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Packers and Packagers, Hand Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Machinists Administrative Services Managers Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Biofuels Production Managers Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Retail Salespersons Architectural and Engineering Managers Fuel Cell Engineers Civil Engineers Logisticians Computer User Support Specialists AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Autodesk AutoCAD, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Computer aided design CAD software category.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Autodesk AutoCAD." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/autodesk-autocad

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Singulariki. (2026). Autodesk AutoCAD. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/autodesk-autocad

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