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Skills employers ask for in engineering jobs in manufacturing

In 16,384 engineering jobs in manufacturing in the SkillDrift job index, the most requested skill is AutoCAD, named in 11.2% of postings. Troubleshooting follows at 8.4%, then Safety compliance at 8.1%.

Based on 16,384 job postings in the SkillDrift job index, read on 1 October 2026.

Most requested

The 8 skills named most often

Each share is the part of all engineering jobs in manufacturing that name the skill. One posting usually names several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

  1. 1AutoCAD11.2%1,838 of 16,384 postings
  2. 2Troubleshooting8.4%1,376 of 16,384 postings
  3. 3Safety compliance8.1%1,331 of 16,384 postings
  4. 4Quality control7.7%1,255 of 16,384 postings
  5. 5Preventive maintenance7.4%1,214 of 16,384 postings
  6. 6Python6.3%1,035 of 16,384 postings
  7. 7Root cause analysis5.9%974 of 16,384 postings
  8. 8SolidWorks3.9%636 of 16,384 postings

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Where these numbers come from

The SkillDrift job index collects live job postings and reads the skills each one asks for. This page counts the postings in the engineering role group within the manufacturing industry, and shows the share that name each skill. Skills appear as employers write them, so close variants such as Excel and MS Excel can both appear, because a posting may use either. The page is refreshed from the index, and the date above shows the last read.

FAQ

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What is the most requested skill in engineering jobs in manufacturing?

AutoCAD. It is named in 11.2% of the 16,384 engineering jobs in manufacturing in the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026.

How many job postings is this based on?

16,384 postings, read from the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026. Each share is the number of postings that name the skill, divided by all postings in this group.

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