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Computer aided design and drafting CADD software

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Computer aided design and drafting CADD software is a 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 27 occupations that together employ about 3,363,200 workers, with a median wage of $80,880.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 75th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — 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 Computer aided design and drafting CADD software, 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
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Logistics Engineers 235,640 $80,880
Cost Estimators 219,530 $77,070
Graphic Designers 214,260 $61,300
Electrical Engineers 188,790 $111,910
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists 174,060 $48,790
Robotics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 123,680 $92,560
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Architectural and Civil Drafters 109,550 $64,280
Aerospace Engineers 68,440 $134,830
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 63,350 $40,440
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 53,380 $49,900
Mechanical Drafters 39,900 $68,510
Computer and Information Research Scientists 38,480 $140,910
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 38,420 $52,540
Dental Laboratory Technicians 33,920 $48,310
Chemical Engineers 20,330 $121,860
Forensic Science Technicians 19,450 $67,440
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 15,660 $46,480
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 12,500 $58,890
Set and Exhibit Designers 10,850 $66,280
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 9,120 $101,480
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 6,770 $101,020
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 27 occupations in occupations that use Computer aided design and drafting CADD software. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Dental Laboratory Technicians Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Engine and Other Machine Assemblers Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Forensic Science Technicians Electrical Engineers Computer and Information Research Scientists Chemical Engineers Architectural and Civil Drafters Graphic Designers Logistics Engineers Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers Cost Estimators AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Computer aided design and drafting CADD software, 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. "Computer aided design and drafting CADD software." 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/computer-aided-design-and-drafting-cadd-software

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Singulariki. (2026). Computer aided design and drafting CADD software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/computer-aided-design-and-drafting-cadd-software

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