Software developers
Write the code behind the apps millions of people use.
$133,080/yrBachelor’s common, but portfolios/coding bootcamps can work | Projects matter a lot⇧ Strong
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Write the apps and sites people use every day. Software is built by developers, testers, and engineers.
Web developers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$90,930/yrBachelor’s common, but portfolios/coding bootcamps can work | Projects matter a lot↗ Steady
Mobile app developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$98,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Computer programmers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$98,670/yrBachelor’s common, but portfolios/coding bootcamps can work | Projects matter a lot↓ Declining
Software quality assurance analysts and testers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$98,220/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Full-stack developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$112,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Software developers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$133,080/yrAssociate/Bachelor’s common | Certs (Security+, Network+, etc.) strongly valued⇧ Strong
Software developers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$133,080/yrBachelor’s common⇧ Strong
Web developers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$90,930/yrBachelor’s common↗ Steady
Computer programmers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$98,670/yrBachelor’s common↓ Declining
Software developers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$133,080/yrCertificates and associate degrees are common | Industry certs (A+, Network+, cloud) ma…⇧ Strong
Web developers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$90,930/yrCertificates and associate degrees are common | Industry certs (A+, Network+, cloud) ma…↗ Steady
Computer programmers
Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).
$98,670/yrCertificates and associate degrees are common | Industry certs (A+, Network+, cloud) ma…↓ Declining
Business intelligence developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$92,100/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Natural language processing engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Recommendation systems engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$124,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Knowledge graph engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Embedded systems programmers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$88,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↗ Steady
Game developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$82,100/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
API developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$102,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Low-code and no-code platform developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$78,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Open source maintainers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$92,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Accessibility engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$96,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Frontend developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$98,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Backend developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Low-code platform developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$88,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Open source contributors
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Test automation engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$96,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Performance engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$112,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
SDK developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$112,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Build system engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Code reviewers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$102,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Technical debt analysts
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$96,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
GraphQL developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Microservices architects
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$138,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Real-time systems developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$102,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Serverless architects
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$132,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
CI/CD pipeline engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$112,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Cross-platform developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$98,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Voice application developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$96,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
AR/VR developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Progressive web app developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$98,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Open banking API developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$112,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Edge computing developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Container orchestration engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$128,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Developer relations engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Software localization engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$88,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Privacy engineering specialists
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$122,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Rust systems developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$128,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
WebAssembly engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Chaos engineering specialists
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$132,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Feature flag platform developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Internal tools developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$102,600/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Observability platform developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$124,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Cryptography engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$132,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Privacy engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$128,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Marine engineers and naval architects
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$96,910/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Engineering teachers, postsecondary
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$106,120/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Sales engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$121,520/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↗ Steady
Computer vision engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$128,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Autonomous vehicle engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Digital twin engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Edge computing engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$112,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Reinforcement learning engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$142,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Extended reality developers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Synthetic biology engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$112,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Spatial computing engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$118,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Federated learning engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$138,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Neuromorphic computing engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$142,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Virtualization engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$98,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↑ Above Average
Identity management engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,200/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Monitoring and observability engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$108,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Unified communications engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$86,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…↗ Steady
Systems integration engineers
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$102,400/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Mobile device management specialists
Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.
$72,800/yrSelf-taught + portfolio and certifications | Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or rel…⇧ Strong
Fintech software engineers
Good fit if you …enjoy working with people and solving problems.
$115,000/yrBachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field | Coding bootcam…⇧ Strong
Banking application developers
Good fit if you …enjoy working with people and solving problems.
$98,000/yrBachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field | Coding bootcam…⇧ Strong
Payment systems developers
Good fit if you …enjoy working with people and solving problems.
$108,000/yrBachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field | Coding bootcam…⇧ Strong
Credit scoring model developers
Good fit if you …enjoy working with people and solving problems.
$95,000/yrBachelor's in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Finance | Mas…⇧ Strong
Full Stack Developer
Full Stack Developers build both the front-end (user-facing) and back-end (server-side) components of web applications.
$92,000/yrBachelor's in CS/Software Engineering (common) | Bootcamps + portfolio (alternative) | …⇧ Strong
Front End Developer
Front End Developers build the visual and interactive parts of websites and web applications that users see and interac…
$85,000/yrBachelor's in CS/Software Engineering (common) | Bootcamps + portfolio (alternative) | …⇧ Strong
Back End Developer
Back End Developers build and maintain the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power web and mobile application…
$95,000/yrBachelor's in CS/Software Engineering (common) | Bootcamps + portfolio (alternative) | …⇧ Strong
Software Architect
Software Architects design the high-level structure of software systems, making critical decisions about technology cho…
$138,000/yrBachelor's in CS/Software Engineering (common) | Bootcamps + portfolio (alternative) | …↑ Above Average
QA Engineer
QA Engineers ensure software quality by designing and executing tests to find bugs before products reach users.
$78,000/yrBachelor's in CS/Software Engineering (common) | Bootcamps + portfolio (alternative) | …↗ Steady
AR Developer
AR Developers create augmented reality applications that overlay digital content onto the physical world.
$98,000/yrBachelor's common⇧ Strong
Drone Systems Engineer
Drone Systems Engineers design, build, and optimize unmanned aerial vehicle systems.
$92,000/yrBachelor's common⇧ Strong
Space Systems Engineer
Space Systems Engineers design, develop, and test spacecraft, satellites, and space exploration systems.
$118,000/yrBachelor's common↑ Above Average