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AutoCAD jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-29, AutoCAD appears in 754 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Architect has the most postings mentioning AutoCAD.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29

Postings · last 90 days
754
Top role · 26.5% of skill postings
Architect
Top hiring metro
Topeka

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Frequently asked questions about AutoCAD

+Is AutoCAD in demand in 2026?

Yes. AutoCAD appears in 754 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Architect accounts for the most postings mentioning AutoCAD (26.5% of all postings mentioning AutoCAD).

+What jobs require AutoCAD?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning AutoCAD are Landscape Architect (66.7% of that role’s postings mention AutoCAD), Project Architect (41.8% of that role’s postings mention AutoCAD), Architect (40.7% of that role’s postings mention AutoCAD).

+What skills are commonly paired with AutoCAD?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), AutoCAD most often appears alongside Revit, Sketchup, BIM, Microsoft Office, SolidWorks.

+Where is AutoCAD most in demand?

As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AutoCAD are Topeka, London, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new AutoCAD content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning AutoCAD alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new AutoCAD content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after AutoCAD?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring AutoCAD — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around AutoCAD

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before AutoCAD

Before AutoCADSolidworks → AutoCAD: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → AutoCAD: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairCAD → AutoCAD: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → AutoCAD: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → AutoCAD: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairC# → AutoCAD: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairSAP → AutoCAD: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairArcGIS → AutoCAD: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCADSolidworks: 15 movesSolidworks15 movesExcel: 8 movesExcel8 movesCAD: 7 movesCAD7 movespython: 4 movespython4 movessql: 4 movessql4 movesC#: 3 movesC#3 movesSAP: 3 movesSAP3 movesArcGIS: 3 movesArcGIS3 moves

Skills after AutoCAD

After AutoCADAutoCAD → python: 19 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCAD → Excel: 18 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCAD → sql: 17 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCAD → JavaScript: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCAD → Solidworks: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCAD → MatLab: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCAD → HTML: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCAD → Power BI: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairAutoCADpython: 19 movespython19 movesExcel: 18 movesExcel18 movessql: 17 movessql17 movesJavaScript: 10 movesJavaScript10 movesSolidworks: 9 movesSolidworks9 movesMatLab: 7 movesMatLab7 movesHTML: 6 movesHTML6 movesPower BI: 6 movesPower BI6 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Solidworks15
Before: Excel8
Before: CAD7
Before: python4
Before: sql4
Before: C#3
Before: SAP3
Before: ArcGIS3
After: python19
After: Excel18
After: sql17
After: JavaScript10
After: Solidworks9
After: MatLab7
After: HTML6
After: Power BI6

Roles most likely to require AutoCAD

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Landscape Architect7666.7%
Project Architect4641.8%
Architect20040.7%
Naval Architect624.0%
Project Engineering Manager1618.0%
Industrial Engineer414.8%
Mechanical Engineering Manager411.1%
Simulation Engineer410.5%
Mechanical Engineer610.0%
Manufacturing Engineer39.7%

Roles with the most AutoCAD postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Architect20026.5%
Landscape Architect7610.1%
Project Architect466.1%
Automation Engineer405.3%
Engineering Manager253.3%
Project Engineering Manager162.1%
Systems Engineer162.1%
Test Engineer162.1%
Civil Engineer81.1%
Power Systems Engineer70.9%

Top companies posting jobs requiring AutoCAD

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring AutoCAD
CompanyPostings · 90 days
AECOM132
Egis Group25
Actalent24
GeVernova15
Slihrms14
DAVRON, LLC12
JCI11
ADSystem10
Northrop Grumman10
SpaceX10

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for AutoCAD

NamePostingsShare
Topeka182.4%
London172.3%
New York City141.9%
Chicago101.3%
Los Angeles101.3%
Mumbai91.2%
Costa Mesa81.1%
Dublin81.1%
Austin70.9%

Skills commonly paired with AutoCAD

Revit (342)Sketchup (143)BIM (126)Microsoft Office (111)SolidWorks (80)Rhino (78)Photoshop (73)Adobe Creative Suite (69)project management (67)CAD (66)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning AutoCAD by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s AutoCAD postings by all AutoCAD postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
579e2427a72f6db3
data_as_of
2026-10-29
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index