| 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. |
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| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system. |
| Importance: 93 (%) | Description: Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Determine system performance standards. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design. |
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Careers and Jobs - all on one page
For technically minded people interested in the rapidly growing commercial drone industry. Use the tools below to see which unmanned aircraft systems roles fit your background and goals.
Commercial drone operation legally requires FAA Part 107 certification, making licensure a hard requirement rather than optional. Use the tools below to explore Unmanned Aircraft Systems-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Drone Operator Trainee, or look ahead to advanced roles such as UAS Program Manager or UAS Systems Engineer. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, that can help you move up the career ladder.
Here is a short Helper Video 
This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers/jobs, (2) Find Unmanned Aircraft Systems job listings, (3) Prepare for Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers, and (4) Provide Unmanned Aircraft Systems career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, so relevant Unmanned Aircraft Systems jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Unmanned Aircraft Systems Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Unmanned Aircraft Systems Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 22 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Jobs.
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 job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title 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 chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.
Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links 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. Can also assist with coffee chats.
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/Job
2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Unmanned Aircraft Systems-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) | Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Related Jobs |
5 Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Unmanned Aircraft Systems-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Related Jobs |
5 Unmanned Aircraft Systems careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Unmanned Aircraft Systems-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 22 specific Unmanned Aircraft Systems job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:
Filter - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below
Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
OR - leave blank and scroll through the choices:
Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :
Step 2 of 4: Find a Job
Find Job Listings:
Software Developers.
Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career
Software Developers
Description: Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Software Developers":
Core Duties
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. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, or security needs to determine hardware configuration. |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Supervise the work of programmers, technologists and technicians and other engineering and scientific personnel. |
| Importance: 57 (%) | Description: Coordinate installation of software system. |
| Importance: 57 (%) | Description: Supervise and assign work to programmers, designers, technologists, technicians, or other engineering or scientific personnel. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Train users to use new or modified equipment. |
| Importance: 48 (%) | Description: Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications. |
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. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 92 (%) | 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: 88 (%) | Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Importance: 85 (%) | 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: 84 (%) | Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 79 (%) | 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: 76 (%) | Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| Importance: 75 (%) | Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| 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: 72 (%) | Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
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: |
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| Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements. | |
| Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields. | |
| Assess database performance. | |
| Assign duties or work schedules to employees. | |
| Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details. | |
| Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues. | |
| Communicate project information to others. | |
| Coordinate software or hardware installation. | |
| Design software applications. | |
| Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology. | |
| Develop testing routines or procedures. | |
| Manage information technology projects or system activities. | |
| Modify software programs to improve performance. | |
| Monitor computer system performance to ensure proper operation. | |
| Prepare data for analysis. | |
| Provide technical support for software maintenance or use. | |
| Supervise information technology personnel. | |
| Teach others to use computer equipment or hardware. | |
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. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 93 (%) | Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | 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. |
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? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | 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: 54 (%) | Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Technology Design: Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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: Analyze scientific or applied data using mathematical principles. |
| Activity: Assign work to others. |
| Activity: Communicate with others about specifications or project details. |
| Activity: Coordinate with others to resolve problems. |
| Activity: Design computer or information systems or applications. |
| Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards. |
| Activity: Develop technical specifications for products or operations. |
| Activity: Direct scientific or technical activities. |
| Activity: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data. |
| Activity: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies. |
| Activity: Monitor operation of computer or information technologies. |
| Activity: Process digital or online data. |
| Activity: Supervise personnel activities. |
| Activity: Train others to use equipment or products. |
Software Skills
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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? |
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| Atlassian Bitbucket GitLab Red Hat OpenShift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JUnit Selenium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Google Sheets Microsoft Excel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switch or router software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Border Gateway Protocol BGP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Video conferencing software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cisco Webex Zoom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Video creation and editing software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe After Effects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Web page creation and editing software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Web platform development software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Google Docs Microsoft Word | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Access software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citrix cloud computing software PuTTY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Administration software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Software distribution management software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Application server software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microservices Architecture Oracle Application Server Oracle WebLogic Server Red Hat WildFly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Authentication server software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Backup or archival software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Backup and archival software Veritas NetBackup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Platform as a service PaaS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cloud-based management software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Google Cloud software IBM WebSphere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clustering software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMware | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communications server software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBM Domino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Configuration management software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Content workflow software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emerald Software Group Emerald Green Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationship management CRM software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge Oracle Eloqua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data base management system software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Data base reporting software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Data base user interface and query software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Desktop communications software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skype | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desktop publishing software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Publisher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Development environment software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Device drivers or system software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft DirectX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Document management software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electronic mail software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Google Gmail IBM Notes Microsoft Exchange | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise application integration software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enterprise resource planning ERP software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enterprise system management software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBM Power Systems software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File versioning software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Delphi Technology Oracle E-Business Suite Financials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graphical user interface development software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graphical user interface GUI builder software Graphical user interface GUI design software Salesforce Visualforce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graphics or photo imaging software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP JamBoard Open Graphics Library OpenGL SmugMug Flickr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information retrieval or search software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apache Avro LexisNexis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Instant messaging software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blink GroupMe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metadata management software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quest Erwin Data Modeler Talend Data Fabric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network conferencing software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LogMeIn GoToWebinar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network monitoring software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network operation system software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Firewall software Virtual private networking VPN software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operating system software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Apache HTTP Server | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Google Slides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Program testing software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Requirements analysis and system architecture software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBM Rational RequisitePro Requirements management software Unified modeling language UML | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Storage networking software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 Storage area network SAN software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction security and virus protection software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Encryption software McAfee NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction server software (scroll table below): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FaceTime Google Meet LogMeIn GoToMeeting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Web page creation and editing software: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Dreamweaver Google Sites Social media sites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3M Post-it App Evernote Microsoft OneNote |
Preparation Required
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed |
| A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
| Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
| Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
| Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators. |
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? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Education |
| Frequency of Attainment: 84.8 (%) | Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 5.1 (%) | Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 4.5 (%) | Level of Education: Master's Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 3.1 (%) | Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.7 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.8 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. |
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? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 43.9 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 15.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 11.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 10.6 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 7.8 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 7.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 4.4 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
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Certifications
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? |
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Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)
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International Society for Computers and their Applications (ISCA)
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National Center for Simulation (NCS)
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Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
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Job Listings
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Related Careers to Consider
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Videos
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Resumes
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Job Description
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Interviews
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Step-by-Step
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LinkedIn®
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