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Associate Degree Entry Level Careers and Jobs

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with an Associate's Degree or Less, having 1 year or less of work experience - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary, including % with Associate's Degree (or less), and % with 1 year experience (or less).

These entry-level roles are open to associate's degree graduates and offer a practical starting point for building experience and advancing. For recent graduates or career changers seeking their first role with a two-year degree. Compare starting salaries and degree-holder percentages, then access preparation resources built for new graduates.

4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

Here is a short Helper Video .

This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Associate's Degree, to (1) Select an entry-level career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Associate's Degree entry-level careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover entry-level careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, essential and transferable skills required, day-in-the-life summaries, knowledge required, software skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, training and work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.

Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

Leading Books About Associate Degree Jobs
What entry level jobs can you get with just an Associate's Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are entry level careers (1 year or less work experience) related to the Associate's Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having an Associate's Degree. - 356 specific careers are listed. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
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Select a Job Title - Sorted by Annual Salary -(scroll and Select) :
Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Associate's Degree or less) / (% having less than 1 year experience) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Air Traffic Controllers / 78.05% / 54.55% / ($148,080)

Solar Energy Systems Engineers / 40.74% / 32.13% / ($122,930)

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians / 84.15% / 36.76% / ($110,240)

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers / 99.66% / 38.99% / ($109,910)

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives / 80.58% / 72.47% / ($106,040)

Computer Systems Analysts / 56.64% / 31.42% / ($105,850)

Radiation Therapists / 62.46% / 42.76% / ($105,310)

Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors / 67.01% / 62.53% / ($104,920)

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / 47.05% / 41.17% / ($104,300)

Video Game Designers / 45.00% / 40.00% / ($104,000)

Nuclear Medicine Technologists / 68.68% / 42.91% / ($101,370)

Dental Hygienists / 75.18% / 69.49% / ($98,100)

Registered Nurses / 42.65% / 37.83% / ($97,550)

Critical Care Nurses / 35.71% / 60.71% / ($97,550)

Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance / 85.70% / 45.00% / ($97,150)

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers / 100.00% / 44.44% / ($96,710)

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents / 86.55% / 44.63% / ($96,660)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists / 86.96% / 47.82% / ($95,480)

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers / 97.19% / 71.33% / ($95,320)

Police Identification and Records Officers / 75.14% / 39.28% / ($93,790)

Web Developers / 50.01% / 33.33% / ($92,650)

Signal and Track Switch Repairers / 100.00% / 62.23% / ($92,460)

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation / 100.00% / 32.59% / ($92,100)

Transit and Railroad Police / 65.67% / 55.34% / ($90,230)

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers / 42.07% / 30.56% / ($87,520)

Subway and Streetcar Operators / 100.00% / 63.96% / ($86,380)

Commercial and Industrial Designers / 32.08% / 32.87% / ($83,910)

Online Merchants / 58.72% / 37.80% / ($83,050)

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists / 57.51% / 56.99% / ($81,390)

Government Property Inspectors and Investigators / 60.66% / 49.63% / ($80,730)

Coroners / 40.00% / 40.00% / ($80,730)

Solar Energy Installation Managers / 93.70% / 75.35% / ($79,920)

Funeral Home Managers / 93.51% / 44.25% / ($78,790)

Roof Bolters, Mining / 100.00% / 97.75% / ($78,540)

Non-Destructive Testing Specialists / 90.91% / 72.73% / ($78,350)

Photonics Technicians / 81.82% / 40.92% / ($78,350)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters / 100.00% / 80.65% / ($78,000)

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers / 89.30% / 37.26% / ($77,970)

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators / 100.00% / 46.65% / ($77,320)

Electrical and Electronics Drafters / 57.47% / 46.57% / ($76,870)

Boilermakers / 100.01% / 55.45% / ($76,410)

Customs and Border Protection Officers / 70.66% / 53.52% / ($76,210)

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers / 100.01% / 63.18% / ($76,170)

Fire Inspectors and Investigators / 95.76% / 36.53% / ($75,920)

Surveyors / 52.63% / 30.00% / ($75,440)

Film and Video Editors / 34.31% / 32.92% / ($75,420)

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film / 93.10% / 69.17% / ($74,990)

Energy Auditors / 75.86% / 31.04% / ($74,690)

Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining / 100.00% / 74.51% / ($74,500)

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians / 93.42% / 43.17% / ($74,310)

Occupational Therapy Assistants / 96.81% / 82.25% / ($72,300)

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products / 66.12% / 36.34% / ($72,080)

Forensic Science Technicians / 65.60% / 32.02% / ($72,060)

Wellhead Pumpers / 100.00% / 46.56% / ($69,960)

Food Service Managers / 90.26% / 44.19% / ($69,390)

Physical Therapist Assistants / 84.16% / 80.80% / ($68,380)

Crane and Tower Operators / 100.00% / 53.05% / ($68,080)

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas / 91.08% / 43.40% / ($67,890)

Rail Car Repairers / 99.99% / 75.83% / ($67,530)

Transportation Security Screeners / 100.00% / 96.29% / ($66,770)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School / 32.71% / 31.47% / ($66,270)

Millwrights / 100.00% / 45.47% / ($65,700)

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers / 84.35% / 40.06% / ($65,380)

Hearing Aid Specialists / 43.26% / 42.87% / ($65,160)

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses / 88.91% / 58.54% / ($64,400)

Wind Turbine Service Technicians / 100.01% / 62.56% / ($64,120)

Tool and Die Makers / 100.00% / 33.04% / ($64,050)

First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers / 93.54% / 46.15% / ($63,820)

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters / 100.01% / 31.51% / ($63,800)

Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians / 77.54% / 54.49% / ($63,800)

Flight Attendants / 87.65% / 58.72% / ($63,580)

Electricians / 98.70% / 50.15% / ($63,190)

Paralegals and Legal Assistants / 43.47% / 34.43% / ($62,890)

Riggers / 100.00% / 64.67% / ($62,640)

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters / 95.84% / 52.32% / ($62,620)

Biofuels Processing Technicians / 100.00% / 71.47% / ($62,470)

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents / 62.46% / 38.40% / ($62,370)

Quality Control Analysts / 72.10% / 71.31% / ($62,280)

Insurance Sales Agents / 53.10% / 72.73% / ($62,280)

Postal Service Clerks / 100.00% / 56.00% / ($62,130)

Brickmasons and Blockmasons / 99.99% / 37.22% / ($62,120)

Computer User Support Specialists / 48.31% / 32.44% / ($61,860)

Continuous Mining Machine Operators / 100.00% / 48.55% / ($61,810)

Sheet Metal Workers / 100.01% / 62.55% / ($61,800)

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers / 82.35% / 45.13% / ($61,770)

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons / 100.00% / 88.40% / ($61,290)

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers / 100.00% / 81.33% / ($60,600)

Postal Service Mail Carriers / 100.00% / 98.83% / ($60,550)

Chemical Technicians / 56.26% / 47.59% / ($60,390)

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas / 99.99% / 54.34% / ($60,190)

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers / 100.00% / 41.35% / ($60,070)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators / 100.00% / 54.17% / ($60,020)

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks / 100.01% / 46.62% / ($59,650)

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity / 99.99% / 67.21% / ($59,050)

Correctional Officers and Jailers / 100.00% / 77.83% / ($58,940)

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders / 98.23% / 50.55% / ($58,870)

Machinists / 100.00% / 38.18% / ($58,750)

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers / 82.43% / 61.59% / ($58,650)

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers / 99.99% / 38.91% / ($58,640)

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas / 99.99% / 53.72% / ($58,620)

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators / 100.01% / 94.65% / ($58,470)

Insulation Workers, Mechanical / 100.01% / 89.76% / ($58,340)

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors / 81.54% / 30.91% / ($58,170)

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas / 100.00% / 53.07% / ($58,160)

Bridge and Lock Tenders / 100.00% / 65.00% / ($57,700)

Plasterers and Stucco Masons / 100.00% / 58.97% / ($57,660)

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians / 100.00% / 40.17% / ($57,550)

Biological Technicians / 31.37% / 52.56% / ($57,510)

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining / 100.00% / 51.60% / ($57,430)

Tire Builders / 99.47% / 76.18% / ($57,390)

Glaziers / 100.01% / 55.76% / ($57,080)

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers / 99.99% / 76.91% / ($57,020)

Airfield Operations Specialists / 49.14% / 50.32% / ($56,850)

Bailiffs / 99.99% / 61.67% / ($56,600)

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians / 100.00% / 46.96% / ($56,550)

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles / 99.99% / 52.68% / ($56,460)

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers / 100.01% / 39.94% / ($56,210)

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers / 88.58% / 46.75% / ($55,940)

Tile and Stone Setters / 100.00% / 50.34% / ($55,690)

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators / 64.62% / 42.16% / ($55,490)

Desktop Publishers / 61.30% / 45.93% / ($55,290)

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health / 31.83% / 68.18% / ($55,090)

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers / 88.76% / 81.80% / ($55,010)

Tax Preparers / 76.20% / 47.61% / ($54,920)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers / 99.99% / 70.29% / ($54,890)

Forest and Conservation Technicians / 85.19% / 50.94% / ($54,560)

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 81.40% / ($54,430)

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs / 68.62% / 43.38% / ($54,210)

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers / 99.05% / 39.51% / ($53,750)

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers / 92.80% / 59.42% / ($53,710)

Public Safety Telecommunicators / 95.26% / 68.18% / ($53,040)

Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers / 92.91% / 31.80% / ($52,720)

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers / 94.78% / 45.81% / ($52,600)

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers / 84.34% / 32.98% / ($52,540)

Cargo and Freight Agents / 69.25% / 74.53% / ($52,260)

Paperhangers / 100.00% / 49.80% / ($52,140)

Food Science Technicians / 52.50% / 67.10% / ($52,130)

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians / 100.00% / 48.27% / ($52,000)

Pourers and Casters, Metal / 100.00% / 83.26% / ($51,810)

Semiconductor Processing Technicians / 99.68% / 76.98% / ($51,430)

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters / 100.00% / 65.72% / ($51,330)

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers / 92.30% / 50.00% / ($51,320)

Animal Breeders / 95.94% / 47.64% / ($51,130)

Proofreaders and Copy Markers / 52.69% / 47.90% / ($51,120)

Home Appliance Repairers / 100.01% / 55.34% / ($50,990)

Tree Trimmers and Pruners / 100.00% / 39.55% / ($50,960)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators / 96.78% / 49.34% / ($50,690)

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks / 81.29% / 32.20% / ($50,670)

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 90.27% / 50.57% / ($50,620)

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping / 65.40% / 30.88% / ($50,610)

Floor Sanders and Finishers / 100.00% / 30.71% / ($50,440)

Costume Attendants / 68.86% / 51.62% / ($50,400)

Carpet Installers / 100.00% / 31.43% / ($50,340)

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance / 92.98% / 44.53% / ($50,340)

Neurodiagnostic Technologists / 83.87% / 48.40% / ($50,290)

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.01% / 82.14% / ($50,270)

Highway Maintenance Workers / 100.00% / 58.12% / ($50,260)

Travel Agents / 85.65% / 31.99% / ($50,160)

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 62.67% / ($50,140)

Loan Interviewers and Clerks / 61.75% / 36.81% / ($50,020)

Agricultural Inspectors / 87.88% / 45.67% / ($49,940)

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners / 99.99% / 69.64% / ($49,880)

Logging Equipment Operators / 100.00% / 75.24% / ($49,740)

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors / 100.00% / 40.92% / ($49,690)

Dredge Operators / 100.00% / 46.67% / ($49,640)

Agricultural Technicians / 63.19% / 40.58% / ($49,630)

Precision Agriculture Technicians / 60.87% / 43.48% / ($49,630)

Dental Laboratory Technicians / 92.45% / 35.15% / ($49,610)

Painters, Construction and Maintenance / 98.15% / 48.09% / ($49,400)

Geothermal Technicians / 100.00% / 47.90% / ($49,230)

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks / 93.41% / 36.31% / ($49,230)

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall / 100.00% / 81.05% / ($49,120)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers / 87.75% / 44.39% / ($49,100)

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 92.88% / 48.80% / ($49,080)

Pipelayers / 100.00% / 43.07% / ($49,000)

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 92.48% / ($48,990)

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 99.79% / ($48,750)

Rock Splitters, Quarry / 81.02% / 87.71% / ($48,740)

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers / 100.00% / 58.28% / ($48,570)

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 62.22% / ($48,540)

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers / 99.58% / 37.01% / ($48,520)

Models / 96.06% / 96.07% / ($48,470)

Endoscopy Technicians / 100.01% / 73.08% / ($48,430)

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants / 57.73% / 85.80% / ($48,430)

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 67.28% / ($48,250)

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers / 99.99% / 93.70% / ($48,220)

Foundry Mold and Coremakers / 100.00% / 83.14% / ($48,110)

Dental Assistants / 100.00% / 61.45% / ($48,070)

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders / 98.16% / 65.88% / ($48,040)

Fence Erectors / 99.99% / 88.21% / ($47,980)

Cooks, Private Household / 100.00% / 42.31% / ($47,940)

Bus Drivers, School / 100.00% / 90.59% / ($47,920)

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 70.42% / ($47,920)

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics / 100.00% / 33.69% / ($47,880)

Helpers--Extraction Workers / 100.01% / 89.58% / ($47,730)

Medical Equipment Preparers / 82.92% / 43.14% / ($47,700)

New Accounts Clerks / 100.00% / 58.40% / ($47,670)

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters / 93.77% / 65.96% / ($47,550)

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive / 89.01% / 43.85% / ($47,540)

Motorboat Operators / 85.14% / 45.12% / ($47,520)

Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers / 100.00% / 72.61% / ($47,450)

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians / 89.60% / 70.52% / ($47,380)

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys / 59.63% / 40.27% / ($47,340)

Opticians, Dispensing / 100.00% / 50.00% / ($47,260)

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 63.96% / ($47,180)

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors / 61.91% / 52.38% / ($47,160)

Construction Laborers / 100.00% / 83.68% / ($47,120)

Bill and Account Collectors / 78.88% / 52.69% / ($47,030)

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas / 100.00% / 43.99% / ($46,960)

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators / 99.36% / 83.68% / ($46,880)

Self-Enrichment Teachers / 45.76% / 33.67% / ($46,800)

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders / 99.99% / 80.47% / ($46,460)

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators / 100.00% / 51.68% / ($46,420)

Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners / 90.92% / 36.37% / ($46,420)

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping / 99.49% / 87.75% / ($46,380)

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers / 100.00% / 67.03% / ($46,350)

Upholsterers / 100.00% / 31.96% / ($46,340)

Log Graders and Scalers / 100.00% / 49.41% / ($46,330)

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 36.13% / ($46,330)

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing / 99.03% / 48.34% / ($46,170)

Craft Artists / 86.96% / 34.79% / ($46,080)

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers / 100.00% / 77.97% / ($45,990)

Social and Human Service Assistants / 44.61% / 60.58% / ($45,930)

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan / 98.84% / 34.25% / ($45,920)

Printing Press Operators / 100.00% / 40.17% / ($45,780)

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 96.10% / 50.94% / ($45,760)

Pharmacy Technicians / 96.16% / 80.98% / ($45,750)

Medical Assistants / 82.53% / 81.37% / ($45,690)

Animal Control Workers / 96.15% / 42.31% / ($45,660)

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians / 100.00% / 45.45% / ($45,570)

Skincare Specialists / 78.15% / 70.98% / ($45,330)

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks / 89.25% / 85.10% / ($45,260)

Psychiatric Technicians / 68.09% / 75.29% / ($45,130)

Office Clerks, General / 99.76% / 47.07% / ($45,010)

Psychiatric Aides / 95.92% / 72.31% / ($44,910)

Light Truck Drivers / 100.00% / 99.31% / ($44,860)

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 65.83% / ($44,810)

Customer Service Representatives / 85.79% / 48.94% / ($44,770)

Photographers / 81.82% / 36.37% / ($44,660)

Library Technicians / 68.58% / 66.51% / ($44,580)

Furniture Finishers / 100.00% / 45.95% / ($44,540)

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks / 99.42% / 76.21% / ($44,390)

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 57.82% / ($44,350)

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers / 100.00% / 65.46% / ($44,080)

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 96.57% / 85.26% / ($43,960)

Forest and Conservation Workers / 57.20% / 41.32% / ($43,680)

File Clerks / 91.72% / 39.40% / ($43,600)

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders / 100.01% / 70.21% / ($43,530)

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing / 98.28% / 68.80% / ($43,380)

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators / 100.00% / 80.06% / ($43,370)

Tutors / 54.54% / 72.73% / ($43,350)

Etchers and Engravers / 99.99% / 41.69% / ($43,310)

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 78.21% / ($43,220)

Tellers / 91.68% / 92.13% / ($43,030)

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood / 100.00% / 70.09% / ($42,770)

Helpers--Electricians / 98.70% / 58.74% / ($42,670)

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand / 100.00% / 64.30% / ($42,660)

Retail Loss Prevention Specialists / 89.50% / 61.98% / ($42,540)

Conveyor Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 94.70% / ($42,420)

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters / 90.30% / 60.09% / ($42,360)

Print Binding and Finishing Workers / 100.01% / 42.89% / ($42,290)

Food Batchmakers / 99.99% / 83.20% / ($42,290)

Nursing Assistants / 87.36% / 81.52% / ($42,260)

Residential Advisors / 59.02% / 65.91% / ($42,240)

Telephone Operators / 100.00% / 45.37% / ($41,740)

Agricultural Equipment Operators / 99.99% / 61.03% / ($41,730)

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term / 55.21% / 66.44% / ($41,670)

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers / 90.54% / 56.27% / ($41,640)

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers / 100.00% / 97.14% / ($41,600)

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 72.87% / ($41,590)

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers / 100.00% / 95.83% / ($41,380)

Data Entry Keyers / 100.00% / 48.23% / ($41,340)

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 51.07% / ($41,330)

Counter and Rental Clerks / 79.75% / 74.93% / ($41,300)

Machine Feeders and Offbearers / 100.00% / 73.86% / ($41,220)

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer / 82.57% / 57.68% / ($40,960)

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials / 80.95% / 57.14% / ($40,710)

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators / 94.81% / 66.47% / ($40,610)

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons / 100.00% / 60.78% / ($40,470)

Medical Transcriptionists / 100.00% / 66.02% / ($40,410)

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand / 100.00% / 68.49% / ($40,240)

Recycling and Reclamation Workers / 91.99% / 97.72% / ($40,240)

Butchers and Meat Cutters / 100.00% / 32.98% / ($40,140)

Slaughterers and Meat Packers / 100.00% / 60.24% / ($40,130)

Animal Trainers / 98.25% / 44.20% / ($39,990)

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 76.39% / ($39,530)

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians / 91.17% / 67.45% / ($39,460)

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers / 82.36% / 65.27% / ($39,390)

Demonstrators and Product Promoters / 99.34% / 99.34% / ($39,320)

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service / 100.00% / 96.52% / ($39,280)

Occupational Therapy Aides / 98.20% / 75.70% / ($39,160)

Helpers--Production Workers / 92.38% / 89.55% / ($39,070)

Concierges / 90.91% / 63.65% / ($38,950)

Driver/Sales Workers / 100.00% / 91.91% / ($38,770)

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 74.10% / ($38,760)

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 99.60% / ($38,670)

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service / 96.96% / 60.95% / ($38,630)

Parts Salespersons / 86.38% / 35.11% / ($38,630)

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers / 98.70% / 95.45% / ($38,300)

Orderlies / 100.00% / 84.96% / ($38,290)

Motion Picture Projectionists / 89.90% / 90.17% / ($38,270)

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.01% / 93.56% / ($38,180)

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers / 99.54% / 78.62% / ($38,150)

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education / 62.81% / 50.90% / ($38,140)

Crossing Guards and Flaggers / 100.00% / 90.24% / ($38,100)

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand / 100.00% / 58.19% / ($38,020)

Security Guards / 98.04% / 80.52% / ($38,020)

Receptionists and Information Clerks / 100.00% / 47.01% / ($38,010)

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers / 100.00% / 98.78% / ($37,800)

Pharmacy Aides / 100.00% / 79.83% / ($37,680)

Dietetic Technicians / 93.29% / 45.65% / ($37,640)

Gambling Cage Workers / 100.00% / 57.48% / ($37,580)

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria / 93.22% / 64.36% / ($37,450)

Cooks, Restaurant / 99.99% / 83.35% / ($37,390)

Baggage Porters and Bellhops / 100.01% / 80.60% / ($37,080)

Library Assistants, Clerical / 95.43% / 72.18% / ($36,910)

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners / 75.92% / 78.11% / ($36,840)

Sewing Machine Operators / 99.99% / 58.36% / ($36,670)

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals / 99.77% / 54.31% / ($36,670)

Recreation Workers / 37.90% / 40.14% / ($36,560)

Sewers, Hand / 99.48% / 60.39% / ($36,480)

Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants / 89.23% / 53.66% / ($36,300)

Packers and Packagers, Hand / 100.00% / 99.39% / ($36,280)

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers / 100.00% / 84.76% / ($36,220)

Cooks, Short Order / 100.01% / 81.36% / ($35,880)

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment / 99.99% / 82.18% / ($35,830)

Manicurists and Pedicurists / 100.00% / 83.60% / ($35,760)

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products / 100.00% / 87.28% / ($35,730)

Funeral Attendants / 88.97% / 69.50% / ($35,680)

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants / 100.00% / 62.92% / ($35,670)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse / 75.14% / 71.76% / ($35,660)

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 80.85% / ($35,650)

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners / 89.15% / 79.59% / ($35,510)

Telemarketers / 100.00% / 78.19% / ($35,450)

Retail Salespersons / 96.00% / 75.39% / ($35,410)

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant / 87.18% / 78.54% / ($35,360)

Animal Caretakers / 86.63% / 65.83% / ($35,360)

Food Preparation Workers / 95.85% / 88.15% / ($35,320)

Physical Therapist Aides / 81.30% / 72.78% / ($35,240)

Waiters and Waitresses / 100.00% / 98.56% / ($35,230)

Parking Attendants / 99.04% / 97.27% / ($35,150)

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks / 95.41% / 84.96% / ($35,070)

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials / 85.85% / 36.62% / ($35,060)

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners / 100.01% / 72.38% / ($34,980)

Childcare Workers / 91.29% / 49.53% / ($34,980)

Dishwashers / 100.00% / 100.00% / ($34,810)

Bartenders / 98.88% / 57.35% / ($34,340)

Gambling Dealers / 100.00% / 62.42% / ($34,320)

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers / 100.00% / 93.53% / ($33,980)

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers / 98.78% / 76.80% / ($33,580)

Cashiers / 100.00% / 72.87% / ($32,880)

Shampooers / 100.00% / 93.40% / ($32,600)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants / 98.57% / 94.63% / ($32,150)

Fast Food and Counter Workers / 99.96% / 80.65% / ($31,200)

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop / 86.88% / 85.05% / ($31,200)

Dancers / 100.01% / 62.06% / (Salary Not Available)

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career

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Web Developers

Description: Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.

U.S. Total Employment (2025): 87,400	U.S. Total Employment (2035 est.): 90,600
Employment Change (2025-2035 est.): 3,300 (3.8%)	Average Annual Job Openings (2025-2035 est.): 5,300

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Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Recommend and implement performance improvements.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Document test plans, testing procedures, or test results.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Perform or direct Web site updates.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
Importance: 96 (%)	Description: Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
Importance: 96 (%)	Description: Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
Importance: 96 (%)	Description: Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
Importance: 96 (%)	Description: Provide clear, detailed descriptions of Web site specifications, such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
Importance: 96 (%)	Description: Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
Importance: 96 (%)	Description: Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.
Importance: 92 (%)	Description: Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
Importance: 92 (%)	Description: Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.
Importance: 88 (%)	Description: Establish appropriate server directory trees.
Importance: 88 (%)	Description: Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.
Importance: 88 (%)	Description: Renew domain name registrations.
Importance: 88 (%)	Description: Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.
Importance: 75 (%)	Description: Evaluate or recommend server hardware or software.

Supplemental Duties

Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 100 (%)	Description: Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for Web architecture or technologies.
Importance: 92 (%)	Description: Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.
Importance: 75 (%)	Description: Install and configure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) servers and associated operating systems.
Importance: 67 (%)	Description: Monitor security system performance logs to identify problems and notify security specialists when problems occur.

Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 98 (%)	Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 90 (%)	Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 88 (%)	Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 86 (%)	Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 85 (%)	Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 83 (%)	Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 78 (%)	Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 78 (%)	Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 73 (%)	Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 71 (%)	Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 71 (%)	Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 69 (%)	Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 69 (%)	Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 67 (%)	Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 67 (%)	Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 67 (%)	Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 67 (%)	Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Importance: 66 (%)	Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 65 (%)	Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 61 (%)	Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 61 (%)	Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.
Collaborate with others to develop or implement marketing strategies.
Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
Configure computer networks.
Create databases to store electronic data.
Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information.
Design websites or web applications.
Develop computer or information security policies or procedures.
Develop diagrams or flow charts of system operation.
Develop models of information or communications systems.
Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance.
Document design or development procedures.
Document network-related activities or tasks.
Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
Implement security measures for computer or information systems.
Install computer hardware.
Monitor the security of digital information.
Provide customer service to clients or users.
Provide recommendations to others about computer hardware.
Provide technical support for computer network issues.
Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
Test software performance.
Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
Update website content.
Write computer programming code.

Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 86 (%)	Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 69 (%)	Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 66 (%)	Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 63 (%)	Description: Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance) These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 62 (%)	Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 60 (%)	Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 58 (%)	Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 58 (%)	Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 54 (%)	Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 52 (%)	Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance) These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 68 (%)	Description: Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Importance: 60 (%)	Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 60 (%)	Description: Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Importance: 56 (%)	Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 52 (%)	Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?

Activity: Advise others on the design or use of technologies.

Activity: Communicate with others about business strategies.

Activity: Coordinate with others to resolve problems.

Activity: Create visual designs or displays.

Activity: Design computer or information systems or applications.

Activity: Design databases.

Activity: Develop models of systems, processes, or products.

Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards.

Activity: Develop technical specifications for products or operations.

Activity: Document technical designs, procedures, or activities.

Activity: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data.

Activity: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies.

Activity: Implement security measures for computer or information systems.

Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.

Activity: Monitor operation of computer or information technologies.

Activity: Process digital or online data.

Activity: Program computer systems or production equipment.

Activity: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers.

Activity: Research technology designs or applications.

Activity: Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems.

Activity: Test performance of computer or information systems.

Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?

High-Priority Tech Skills

Application server software:

Docker
GitHub
Kubernetes
Spring Boot

Content workflow software:

Atlassian JIRA

Data base management system software:

MongoDB
MySQL
NoSQL

Data base user interface and query software:

Amazon Web Services AWS software
GraphQL
Structured query language SQL

Development environment software:

Apache Kafka
Go
Microsoft Azure software

Enterprise application integration software:

Jenkins CI

File versioning software:

Git

Object or component oriented development software (scroll table below):

jQuery

Oracle Java

Python

TypeScript

Object oriented data base management software:

PostgreSQL

Operating system software:

Linux

Web page creation and editing software:

WordPress

Web platform development software (scroll table below):

Cascading style sheets CSS

Google Angular

Hypertext markup language HTML

JavaScript

JavaScript Object Notation JSON

Node.js

PHP

React

Spring Framework

Vue.js

Widely Used Tech Skills

Development environment software:

Web application software

Web platform development software:

JavaScript framework software
RESTful API

Emerging Tech Skills

Analytical or scientific software:

IBM SPSS Statistics
SAS
The MathWorks MATLAB

Application server software:

Atlassian Bitbucket
Red Hat OpenShift

Business intelligence and data analysis software:

Tableau

Cloud-based data access and sharing software:

Slack

Cloud-based management software:

Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
Splunk Enterprise

Configuration management software:

Chef
Puppet

Customer relationship management CRM software:

Salesforce software

Data base management system software (scroll table below):

Amazon DynamoDB

Apache Cassandra

Apache Hadoop

Apache Hive

Elasticsearch

Oracle PL/SQL

Redis

Teradata Database

Data base reporting software:

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS

Data base user interface and query software (scroll table below):

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2

Amazon Redshift

Microsoft Access

Microsoft SQL Server

Oracle Database

Transact-SQL

Data mining software:

Google Analytics

Desktop publishing software:

Adobe InDesign

Development environment software (scroll table below):

Apache Maven

Apache Subversion SVN

Eclipse IDE

Microsoft .NET Framework

Microsoft PowerShell

Microsoft Visual Basic

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA

Microsoft Visual Studio

Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE

Ruby

Document management software:

Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft SharePoint

Enterprise application integration software:

Extensible markup language XML
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS

Enterprise resource planning ERP software:

SAP software

Expert system software:

Ansible software

Geographic information system:

ESRI ArcGIS software

Graphical user interface development software:

Figma

Graphics or photo imaging software:

Adobe Creative Cloud software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Trimble SketchUp Pro

Medical software:

Epic Systems

Object or component oriented development software (scroll table below):

Apache Spark

C++

Perl

Scala

Swift

Object oriented data base management software:

Hibernate ORM

Office suite software:

Microsoft Office software

Operating system software (scroll table below):

Apple macOS

Bash

Google Android

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Shell script

UNIX

UNIX Shell

Process mapping and design software:

Microsoft Visio

Program testing software:

JUnit
Selenium

Project management software:

Atlassian Confluence
Microsoft Project

Sales and marketing software:

HubSpot software
Marketo Marketing Automation

Spreadsheet software:

Microsoft Excel

Video conferencing software:

Cisco Webex

Video creation and editing software:

Adobe After Effects

Web page creation and editing software:

Facebook

Web platform development software (scroll table below):

AJAX

Apache Tomcat

Bootstrap

Django

Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP

Microsoft ASP.NET

Word processing software:

Google Docs

General Software Tools

Application server software:

Microservices Architecture
Oracle WebLogic Server
Red Hat WildFly

Business intelligence and data analysis software:

IBM Cognos Impromptu
MicroStrategy
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Qlik Tech QlikView

Cloud-based data access and sharing software:

Dropbox
Google Drive

Cloud-based management software:

Google Cloud software
IBM WebSphere

Communications server software:

IBM Domino

Computer based training software:

Moodle

Configuration management software:

Perforce Helix software

Content workflow software:

Sitecore CMS

Customer relationship management CRM software:

Oracle Eloqua

Data base management system software (scroll table below):

Amazon Kinesis

Apache Pig

Apache Solr

Relational database management software

Relational database management system software

Data base reporting software:

SAP Crystal Reports

Data base user interface and query software (scroll table below):

Airtable

Blackboard software

FileMaker Pro

IBM Informix

MarkLogic

Oracle JDBC

Desktop communications software:

Skype

Desktop publishing software:

Microsoft Publisher

Development environment software (scroll table below):

Adobe ActionScript

Apache Ant

Common business oriented language COBOL

IBM Rational Rose XDE

Integrated development environment IDE software

Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

Electronic mail software:

IBM Notes

Enterprise application integration software (scroll table below):

Atlassian Bamboo

Common gateway interface CGI

Extensible stylesheet language XSL

IBM InfoSphere DataStage

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Enterprise resource planning ERP software (scroll table below):

Microsoft Dynamics

NetSuite ERP

Oracle Fusion Applications

Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

SAP Business Objects

Enterprise system management software:

IBM Power Systems software

Financial analysis software:

Delphi Technology

Geographic information system:

Geographic information system GIS software

Graphical user interface development software:

Salesforce Visualforce

Graphics or photo imaging software:

JamBoard
SmugMug Flickr

Instant messaging software:

Atlassian HipChat
Blink

Metadata management software:

Quest Erwin Data Modeler

Network monitoring software:

Nagios
Wireshark

Object or component oriented development software (scroll table below):

Advanced business application programming ABAP

Apache Groovy

Apple Cocoa

Jupyter Notebook

Microsoft ActiveX

Microsoft Visual Basic.NET

Microsoft Visual C# .NET

Objective C

Operating system software (scroll table below):

Hewlett Packard HP-UX

Job control language JCL

KornShell

Oracle Solaris

Ubuntu

Portal server software:

Apache HTTP Server

Presentation software:

Apple Keynote
Google Slides

Process mapping and design software:

InVision software

Program testing software:

Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Jest
Travis

Requirements analysis and system architecture software:

Unified modeling language UML

Sales and marketing software:

Google Ads

Storage networking software:

Amazon Simple Storage Service S3

Transaction security and virus protection software:

NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software

Transaction server software:

Customer information control system CICS
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)

Video conferencing software:

Google Meet

Video creation and editing software (scroll table below):

Apple Final Cut Pro

Flipgrid

Kapwing

Screencast-O-Matic

Screencastify

YouTube

Web page creation and editing software (scroll table below):

Adobe Dreamweaver

Google Sites

Social media sites

Web content management system CMS software

Web platform development software (scroll table below):

Adobe Flex

Apache Struts

Backbone.js

Drupal

Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML

Enterprise JavaBeans

Ext JS

Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML

Extensible stylesheet language transformations XSLT

FlexBox

HashiCorp Vagrant

Jekyll

JetBrains PhpStorm

LAMP Stack

MeteorJS

Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC

Microsoft Commerce Server

Microsoft Visual InterDev

Nunjucks

Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP

PhantomJS

React Redux

RequireJS

Ruby on Rails

Syntactically awesome style sheets SASS

webpack

Zend Framework

Word processing software:

3M Post-it App
Evernote

Preparation Required

Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.

Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%)	Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 45.8 (%)	Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 16.7 (%)	Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate
Frequency of Attainment: 16.7 (%)	Level of Education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Frequency of Attainment: 8.3 (%)	Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Frequency of Attainment: 4.2 (%)	Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma
Frequency of Attainment: 4.2 (%)	Level of Education: Some College Courses
Frequency of Attainment: 4.2 (%)	Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 29.2 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 25.0 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 20.8 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 12.5 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 12.5 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

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Certifications

Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?

Adobe Certified Professional in Web Authoring Using Adobe Dreamweaver
Certified Associate Webmaster
Certified Usability Analyst
Certified Web Designer Associate
Certified Webmaster Professional
CIW E-Commerce Specialist
CIW Web Security Professional
GIAC Certified Web Application Defender
ICDL Digital Student
Information Technology Specialist - HTML and CSS
Information Technology Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
Information Technology Specialist - Java
Information Technology Specialist - JavaScript
Oracle Application Express 18: Developing Web Applications
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Administration I
SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP Fiori System Administration
WebYoda Associate Webmaster
WOW Certified Professional Web Developer
WOW Certified Web Developer Apprentice

Professional Associations

Professional Associations These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?

Certified Internet Web Professionals (CIW)
Federation of Internet Solutions Providers of America (FISPA)
HTML Writers Guild (HWG)
International Webmasters Association (IWA)
Women in Web Development
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB)

Job Listings

Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings

Web Developers

Back End Developer

Back End Engineer

Back End Software Engineer

Back-End Web Developer

Computer Graphic Artist

Computer Graphic Designer

Front End Developer

Front End Engineer

Front End React Developer

Front End Software Engineer

Front End Web Developer

Full Stack Developer

Full Stack Web Developer

HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)

Interface Designer

Internet Application Developer

Internet Architect

Internet Developer

Internet Site Designer

PHP Developer (Personal Home Page Developer)

PHP Web Developer (Personal Home Page Web Developer)

PHP Website Developer

React.js Developer

Ruby on Rails Developer

Salesforce Developer

Tableau Developer

Technology Applications Engineer

UI Developer (User Interface Developer)

Web Application Developer

Web Applications Developer

Web Architect

Web Consultant

Web Content Developer

Web Design Specialist

Web Developer

Web Engineer

Web Infrastructure Developer

Web Software Engineer

Webmaster

Websphere Administrator

WordPress Developer

XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)

Related Careers to Consider

Related Careers to Consider This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Web Developers" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - Web and Digital Interface Designers
2 - Web Administrators
3 - Software Developers
4 - Computer Programmers
5 - Database Administrators
6 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
7 - Database Architects
8 - Search Marketing Strategists
9 - Blockchain Engineers
10 - Computer Systems Analysts
11 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
12 - Network and Computer Systems Administrators
13 - Data Warehousing Specialists
14 - Document Management Specialists
15 - Computer Network Architects
16 - Computer Network Support Specialists
17 - Desktop Publishers
18 - Information Security Engineers
19 - Computer User Support Specialists
20 - Computer Hardware Engineers

Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated)

This section contains detailed resources appropriate to "Web Developers". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.

Videos

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Resumes

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Job Description

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Interviews

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Salary Data

Here are links to help you identify salary ranges for this occupation. These data are necessary prior to effective salary negotiations.

Raises

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Jobs

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Jobs

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Classifieds

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Step-by-Step

Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Web Developers

Career Change

Here are resources to help you prepare for a career change. It is helpful to look carefully at the information provided in Section 3: Career Change (detailed previously on this page) prior to using these links. There is much to learn ...

LinkedIn®

Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.

Career Path

Here are links to various resources to help you explore the career path related to the "Web Developers" occupation.

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