Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
CAD jobs on Upwork: 37 a day at a median $25 an hour
Clients posted 1,097 new CAD jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 37 a day. 64% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly CAD jobs offer a median $25 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $30. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new CAD job about every 39 minutes
37 a day on average · busiest Tuesday around 12 pm US Eastern
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- 37/daynew CAD jobs, 1,097 in 30 days
- $25median hourly rate clients offer
- $150median fixed-price budget
- 46%of jobs from US clients
How many CAD jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 1,097 new CAD jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 37 a day. 64% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Average new jobs a day.
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| Skill | New jobs a day | Jobs in 30 days |
|---|---|---|
| CAD | 37 | 1,097 |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | 42 | 1,249 |
| 3D Modeling | 63 | 1,878 |
| 3D Design | 49 | 1,475 |
| Drafting | 22 | 662 |
How much do CAD jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly CAD jobs offer a median $25 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $150 (middle half $50–$500).
- Middle half of jobs
- Median
Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Hourly rate = middle of the client's range. Box = middle half of hourly jobs, mark = median.
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| Skill | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Hourly jobs with a rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | $20 | $25 | $30 | 379 |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | $18 | $22 | $28 | 369 |
| 3D Modeling | $18 | $25 | $30 | 459 |
| 3D Design | $18 | $25 | $32 | 386 |
| Drafting | $18 | $22 | $28 | 242 |
Who hires for CAD on Upwork?
46% of CAD jobs come from US clients and 71% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $2,548 on Upwork; 14% spent over $10k.
- 71%from clients with verified payment
- $2,548median past spend of clients who have hired
- 14%from clients who spent over $10k
When are most CAD jobs posted?
The most new CAD jobs go live on Tuesday around 12 pm US Eastern. New jobs keep coming all week, so an alert for new jobs is more reliable than checking at a set hour. See the full week by hour in Best time to apply on Upwork.
Skills often hired with CAD
Clients who post CAD jobs also tag these skills most often.
- Autodesk AutoCAD: about 42 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- 3D Modeling: about 63 jobs a day, median $25/hr
- 3D Design: about 49 jobs a day, median $25/hr
- Drafting: about 22 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- Architectural Design: about 31 jobs a day, median $25/hr
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Clients posted 1,097 new CAD jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 37 a day. 64% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly CAD jobs offer a median $25 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $20 and $30. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $150 (middle half $50–$500).
The most new CAD jobs go live on Tuesday around 12 pm US Eastern. New jobs keep coming all week, so an alert for new jobs is more reliable than checking at a set hour.
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Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Rates and budgets are what clients offer in job posts, not what freelancers earn.
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