3dRender.com JOB COUNT statistics

CG Industry Job Outlook
by Jeremy Birn

Maya 3D Alias\|Wavefront	Jan 2000	37%
	June 2000	36%
	Aug 2000	41%
	Dec 2000	49%
	Mar 2001	44%
	May 2001	42%
	Aug 2001	39%
	Jan 2002	44%
	Dec 2002	44%
	Jun 2003	39%
	Feb 2004	47%
3D Studio Max(1) Discreet	Jan 2000	20%
	June 2000	11%
	Aug 2000	20%
	Dec 2000	13%
	Mar 2001	13%
	May 2001	17%
	Aug 2001	19%
	Jan 2002	25%
	Dec 2002	10%
	Jun 2003	25%
	Feb 2004	24%
Softimage (3D or XSI) Avid	Jan 2000	13%
	June 2000	20%
	Aug 2000	12%
	Dec 2000	15%
	Mar 2001	6%
	May 2001	14%
	Aug 2001	16%
	Jan 2002	8%
	Dec 2002	7%
	Jun 2003	12%
	Feb 2004	9%
Renderman Pixar	Jan 2000	7%
	June 2000	13%
	Aug 2000	12%
	Aug 2000	2%
	Mar 2001	15%
	May 2001	9%
	Aug 2001	9%
	Jan 2002	11%
	Dec 2002	16%
	Jun 2003	7%
	Jun 2003	8%
Houdini Side Effects	Jan 2000	5%
	June 2000	5%
	Aug 2000	2%
	Dec 2000	4%
	Mar 2001	4%
	May 2001	7%
	Aug 2001	11%
	Jan 2002	3%
	Dec 2002	5%
	Jun 2003	3%
	Feb 2004	3%
Lightwave Newtek	Jan 2000	4%
	June 2000	11%
	Aug 2000	8%
	Dec 2000	13%
	Mar 2001	12%
	May 2001	9%
	Aug 2001	7%
	Jan 2002	8%
	Jan 2002	9%
	Jun 2003	8%
	Feb 2004	11%

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Survey of Advertised Jobs

This survey by 3dRender.com scans advertised job opportunities in 3D graphics to see which 3D software experience is most requested by brand, at companies working primarily in feature film and high-end commercial production (jobs not primarily focused on interactive media or games.)

This small survey is intended as an extra source of insight into industry trends, but has not been posted in order to lead anyone into switching software packages away from the systems they use best. Fully mastering one application, and demonstrating professional level skills, is a much higher priority than spending all of your time learning new packages.

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