Data on higher education choices for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers need more than the average amount of N/A.