Vocational Programs for Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $130,500 and $63 per hour. 38 vocational programs could be taken for the Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 2,176,710 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers is $15,738. The average length of the programs is 683 hours and the average completion time is 11.24 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Career

The following 38 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	109	$15,070	$1,729	221 Hours	9.30 Months
Computer and Information Sciences	265	$29,548	-	683 Hours	11.20 Months
Artificial Intelligence	13	$17,995	$4,700	-	-
Information Technology	266	$25,509	$1,581	1,147 Hours	11.83 Months
Informatics	8	$35,445	-	-	-
Human-Centered Technology Design	3	$34,645	-	-	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	315	$4,976	$955	340 Hours	5.50 Months
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	131	$16,995	-	520 Hours	5.00 Months
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification	33	$5,547	-	-	-
Computer Game Programming	6	$26,311	-	-	-
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms	6	$16,200	$3,810	720 Hours	6.00 Months
Computer Programming (other)	12	$29,314	-	1,024 Hours	12.00 Months
Information Science/Studies	85	$27,838	-	1,080 Hours	10.50 Months
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	46	$25,385	-	2,160 Hours	20.00 Months
Computer Science	63	$33,606	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	351	$13,331	$1,080	973 Hours	11.29 Months
Computer Graphics	87	$400	$310	900 Hours	12.00 Months
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	14	$34,467	-	-	-
Cloud Computing	32	$17,500	$2,250	68 Hours	17.00 Months
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	90	$24,073	-	234 Hours	3.00 Months
Computer Engineering	6	$33,374	-	1,152 Hours	18.00 Months
Computer Software Engineering	7	$31,127	-	-	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	37	$24,324	-	850 Hours	8.00 Months
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	80	$16,903	$1,734	329 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Software Technology/Technician	13	$25,925	-	37 Hours	9.00 Months
Mathematics and Computer Science	4	$41,678	-	-	-
Accounting and Computer Science	3	$24,372	-	-	-
Computational Science	8	$34,280	-	-	-
Human Computer Interaction	8	$43,091	-	-	-
Data Science, General	14	$37,974	-	-	-
Data Analytics, General	21	$34,444	-	-	-
Data Visualization	2	$41,913	-	-	-
Data Analytics, Other	2	$39,720	-	-	-
Design and Visual Communications	83	$27,000	$80	98 Hours	17.00 Months
Graphic Design	191	$12,844	$2,215	870 Hours	14.33 Months
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant	10	$45,683	-	-	-
Management Information Systems	68	$6,300	$132	840 Hours	8.00 Months
Digital Marketing	39	$31,242	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Career

The following 92 occupations are related to Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers.

Related Occupations toSoftware and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Computer and Information Systems Managers	593K	$180,720	$87
Training and Development Managers	41,540	$138,450	$67
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Medical and Health Services Managers	515K	$134,440	$65
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Information Security Analysts	175K	$124,740	$60
Computer and Information Research Scientists	35,210	$157,160	$76
Computer Network Support Specialists	159K	$78,640	$38
Computer User Support Specialists	690K	$63,640	$31
Computer Network Architects	174K	$133,930	$64
Database Administrators	76,140	$104,810	$50
Database Architects	59,920	$137,030	$66
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	323K	$100,580	$48
Computer Programmers	120K	$107,750	$52
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	203K	$108,460	$52
Web Developers	85,350	$95,570	$46
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Mathematicians	2,220	$119,770	$58
Operations Research Analysts	118K	$95,600	$46
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	12,330	$78,810	$38
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Physical Scientists, All Other	20,820	$119,050	$57
Psychologists, All Other	14,480	$110,300	$53
Geographers	1,460	$92,460	$44
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
Social Science Research Assistants	30,890	$62,370	$30
Forensic Science Technicians	17,520	$71,540	$34
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Health Education Specialists	57,800	$69,790	$34
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	36,150	$106,380	$0
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	225K	$134,440	$0
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	72,700	$86,530	$0
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	10,910	$71,420	$34
Special Effects Artists and Animators	29,940	$109,630	$53
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39
Fashion Designers	19,940	$97,030	$47
Graphic Designers	213K	$64,700	$31
Set and Exhibit Designers	10,090	$67,170	$32
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Technical Writers	47,970	$86,620	$42
Broadcast Technicians	26,190	$71,600	$34
Film and Video Editors	29,240	$83,470	$40
Registered Nurses	3,175K	$94,480	$45
Nurse Practitioners	280K	$128,490	$62
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	630K	$60,790	$29
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	171K	$54,220	$26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Desktop Publishers	5,220	$57,680	$28
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	77,580	$48,290	$23
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	11,810	$64,360	$31
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	160K	$64,010	$31
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	24,720	$52,720	$25
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	83,540	$57,400	$28
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	98,950	$69,040	$33
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	2,540	$58,870	$28
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	28,030	$67,650	$33

Schools offering vocational programs for Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers

The following 1,193 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.