Career roadmap
How to become a Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
What you would actually do
The tasks Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmerss spend real time on, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Select production equipment according to product specifications.
- Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
- Program equipment to perform production tasks.
- Determine production equipment settings.
- Conduct test runs of production equipment.
- Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
- Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
- Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Programming4.1/5
- Monitoring3.5/5
- Operations Monitoring3.4/5
- Reading Comprehension3.3/5
- Writing3.3/5
- Mathematics3.3/5
- Critical Thinking3.3/5
- Active Learning3.3/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.3/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmerss are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Conventional6.2/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Realistic4.6/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Investigative3.8/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Enterprising1.7/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Social1.6/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Artistic1.4/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
