TECHNOLOGY / CW-TECH-001

Software Developer

Design, develop and maintain software applications and the systems that support them.

PROVISIONAL CAREER PROFILE

WHY THIS DIRECTION

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Typical entry educationBachelor

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Remote potential85/100 · curated estimate

Entrepreneurship potential35/100 · curated estimate

The market, in context.

Evidence for United States · National. 2025–2035.

Median annual salary$135,980USD

Projected growth—Data not yet available

Annual openings—Data not yet available

National observations are never substituted for unavailable regional data. Wages are not compared across currencies.

Future resilience

Data not yet available. Confidence: low. A validated forecast and task-level input bundle is needed before a resilience score can be calculated.

Automation exposureData not yet available

AI augmentation potentialData not yet available

Long-term demandData not yet available

Structural industry trendsData not yet available

Skill change velocityData not yet available

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FROM POSSIBILITY TO PRACTICE

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Outlook Handbook

Reference date: 2025-05-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-07
Geography: US / US
Confidence: high

Manual transcription of software-developer-specific May 2025 median wage. Combined developer/QA/tester projections intentionally not attributed to this occupation. US national only.

Evidence ID: bls-software-2025 · Model: market-1

Occupation crosswalks

O*NET: 15-1252.00 · high confidence

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