Computer Software Developer

Description of Duties

• Software developers are the minds behind computer programs

• Develop applications that do specific tasks on computers or other devices

• Work for software publishers or computer manufacturing industries

• Most work full time, one fourth work more than 40 hours a week

Education Needed

• Bachelors Degree to start out, more education is needed to advance

• Have to be experienced at programming computers

Salary/Benefits

• $90,530 per year

Employment Outlook

• Supposed to grow 30% from 2010 to 2020 • This is because a lot of computer software is

needed• 913,100 jobs in 2010