Computer-aided design. (employment outlook)

From: Occupational Outlook Quarterly | Date: March 22, 1985| Author: Stanton, Michael | Copyright information

From the smallest computer microchip to the tallest skyscraper, every product must first pass through a painstaking process of design and analysis. Computers are making this process easier.

Computer-aided design (CAD) joins the power of the computer with the creativity and skills of the engineer, architect, designer, and drafter. The National Science Foundation suggests that CAD "many represent the greatest increase in productivity since electricity." This article examin...

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