The New York Times recently reported on the issue of job/skills mismatch in the current marketplace, see:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/business/economy/02manufacturing.html
In modern US factories the ability to interface with CAD software and renderings is one of the most highly sought after skills, as you can see in this comment posting:]
If you are looking for work in a field where CAD is important perhaps brushing up on your CAD skills would be a good start. Be sure to find out what program the company(s) you are looking at use, so that you can be sure to get the right kind of training for maximum benefit.