I am getting a certificate in CAD for free from my job. I will be all new to this field.What is the job market like for this? What are some basic things I need to know? Any advice would be appreciated!
None, it's just as oversaturated as the 3d artist meme
>>1023993I haven't been able to get a CAD job since 2023your best bet to learn some niche industrial CAD software like Mozaik or KCD
>>1023995That's what the cert is in, AutoCAD. I'm just not sure whether to focus on manufacturing or the more civil engineering style route.
Your best bet is to stay at your job with the wrench
>>1024010I never said I turn a wrench for a living. I infact don't have a profession right now due to developing a chronic illness and have to change careers. I am hoping with all my prior education and experience a CAD cert from a college would lead to employment again.
>>1024013Basically anything computer related is fucked, outsourced poojeets for cheap dont make it any better. Blue collar jobs are somewhat stable for now because nobody wants to do physical jobs including poojeets
>>1023993depends on where you are, look at what local jobs are available related to CAD. tooling, molds, and other things need management, and a CAD degree helps on with blueprints, metrology, ISO and ANSI certs, all of which open doors. study this new niche. I got a few 3d printers and am learning coding now to develop an opensource software print-farm solution to sell on the market for user-rooted desktop CNC machines now. we need visonaries in tech in the western sphere, and CAD is central as a tool, if not as a career inherant. use it as a tool for alllllllllll the other careers. shoutout to the hungry ghost artwork, keep striving fellow polymath.
