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	Web Developers	Software Developers	Web Administrators	Information Security Analysts	Database Administrators	Computer Systems Analysts
SUMMARY	37% Low Risk	27% Low Risk	24% Low Risk	28% Low Risk	25% Low Risk	29% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	5.2/10	7.9/10	6.2/10	6.3/10	4.3/10	6.9/10
POLLING	76% (High Risk, Based on 2,367 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	62% (High Risk, Based on 28 votes)	57% (Moderate Risk, Based on 764 votes)	56% (Moderate Risk, Based on 179 votes)	37% (Low Risk, Based on 417 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	7.5%	15.8%	8.2%	28.5%	-0.7%	8.7%
WAGES	$90,930 or $43.71 per hour	$133,080 or $63.98 per hour	$108,970 or $52.39 per hour	$124,910 or $60.05 per hour	$104,620 or $50.29 per hour	$103,790 or $49.89 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	78,860	1,654,440	439,380	179,430	73,180	497,800
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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.	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.	Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.	Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.	Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.	Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.

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