Computer Programmers Career

The role of Computer Programmers is to create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $107,750 and $52 per hour. 17 vocational programs could be taken for the Computer Programmers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 120,370 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Computer Programmers is $13,098. The average length of the programs is 505 hours and the average completion time is 10.28 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Computer Programmers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Computer Programmers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
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
Computer Science	63	$33,606	-	92 Hours	18.00 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
Computer Software Technology/Technician	13	$25,925	-	37 Hours	9.00 Months
Computational Science	8	$34,280	-	-	-
Data Analytics, General	21	$34,444	-	-	-
Data Visualization	2	$41,913	-	-	-
Data Analytics, Other	2	$39,720	-	-	-
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant	10	$45,683	-	-	-
Management Information Systems	68	$6,300	$132	840 Hours	8.00 Months

Related Occupations to Computer Programmers Career

The following 17 occupations are related to Computer Programmers.

Related Occupations toComputer Programmers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Computer and Information Systems Managers	593K	$180,720	$87
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Computer and Information Research Scientists	35,210	$157,160	$76
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
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
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	28,030	$67,650	$33

Vocational Programs for Computer Programmers Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Computer Programmers Career

Related Occupations to Computer Programmers Career