Software Developers
O*NET Code: 15-1252.00
Description
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.
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💼 Also Known As
AI Specialist (Artificial Intelligence Specialist)Application AnalystApplication ArchitectApplication DeveloperApplication EngineerApplication Integration EngineerApplication IntegratorApplication ProgrammerApplication Software Engineering IT Specialist (Application Software Engineering Information Technology Specialist)Application Support EngineerApplication Systems AnalystApplication Systems ArchitectBeta TesterBusiness Application DeveloperCertified Internetwork ExpertCommercial Drone Software DeveloperComputer Application DeveloperComputer Application EngineerComputer ArchitectComputer Consultant
⚡ Skills (16)
Programming4/100
Critical Thinking4/100
Judgment and Decision Making4/100
Reading Comprehension4/100
Active Learning4/100
Systems Analysis4/100
Active Listening3/100
Complex Problem Solving3/100
Technology Design3/100
Systems Evaluation3/100
+ 6 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (426)
🔥AJAX
Web platform development software
🔥Adobe Acrobat
Document management software
🔥Adobe After Effects
Video creation and editing software
🔥Adobe Creative Cloud software
Graphics or photo imaging software
🔥Adobe Illustrator
Graphics or photo imaging software
🔥Adobe InDesign
Desktop publishing software
🔥Adobe Photoshop
Graphics or photo imaging software
🔥Alteryx software
Business intelligence and data analysis software
🔥Amazon DynamoDB
Data base management system software
🔥Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Amazon Redshift
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
Storage networking software
🔥Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
Cloud-based management software
🔥Amazon Web Services AWS software
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Ansible software
Expert system software
🔥Apache Cassandra
Data base management system software
🔥Apache Hadoop
Data base management system software
🔥Apache Hive
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Apache Kafka
Development environment software
🔥Apache Maven
Development environment software
🔥Apache Spark
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Apache Subversion SVN
File versioning software
🔥Apache Tomcat
Web platform development software
🔥Apple iOS
Operating system software
🔥Apple macOS
Operating system software
🔥Atlassian Bitbucket
Application server software
🔥Atlassian Confluence
Project management software
🔥Atlassian JIRA
Content workflow software
🔥Bash
Operating system software
🔥Bootstrap
Web platform development software
🔥Border Gateway Protocol BGP
Switch or router software
🔥C
Development environment software
🔥C#
Object or component oriented development software
🔥C++
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Cascading style sheets CSS
Web platform development software
🔥Chef
Configuration management software
🔥Cisco Webex
Video conferencing software
🔥Django
Web platform development software
🔥Docker
Application server software
🔥Drupal
Web platform development software
🔥ESRI ArcGIS software
Map creation software
🔥Eclipse IDE
Development environment software
🔥Eclipse Jersey
Web platform development software
🔥Elasticsearch
Data base management system software
🔥Extensible markup language XML
Enterprise application integration software
🔥Figma
Graphical user interface development software
🔥Git
File versioning software
🔥GitHub
Application server software
🔥GitLab
Application server software
🔥Go
Development environment software
🔥Google Analytics
Data mining software
🔥Google Android
Operating system software
🔥Google Angular
Web platform development software
🔥Google Docs
Word processing software
🔥Google Sheets
Spreadsheet software
🔥GraphQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Hibernate ORM
Object oriented data base management software
🔥Hypertext markup language HTML
Web platform development software
🔥IBM DB2
Data base user interface and query software
🔥IBM SPSS Statistics
Analytical or scientific software
🔥IBM Terraform
Configuration management software
🔥IBM WebSphere MQ
Cloud-based management software
🔥Informatica software
Metadata management software
🔥JUnit
Program testing software
🔥JavaScript
Web platform development software
🔥JavaScript Object Notation JSON
Web platform development software
🔥Jenkins CI
Enterprise application integration software
🔥Kubernetes
Application server software
🔥Linux
Operating system software
🔥Marketo Marketing Automation
Sales and marketing software
🔥Microsoft .NET Framework
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft ASP.NET
Web platform development software
🔥Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft Active Directory
Internet directory services software
🔥Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Web platform development software
🔥Microsoft Azure software
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Dynamics
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft Power BI
Business intelligence and data analysis software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft PowerShell
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Project
Project management software
🔥Microsoft SQL Server
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS
Enterprise application integration software
🔥Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
Data base reporting software
🔥Microsoft SharePoint
Document management software
🔥Microsoft Team Foundation Server
Project management software
🔥Microsoft Teams
Project management software
🔥Microsoft Visio
Process mapping and design software
🔥Microsoft Visual Basic
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Visual Studio
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Windows
Operating system software
🔥Microsoft Windows Server
Operating system software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
🔥MongoDB
Data base management system software
🔥MySQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥NoSQL
Data base management system software
🔥Node.js
Web platform development software
🔥Oracle Cloud software
Cloud-based management software
🔥Oracle Database
Data base management system software
🔥Oracle Java
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE
Development environment software
🔥Oracle PL/SQL
Data base management system software
🔥Oracle PeopleSoft
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Project management software
🔥Oracle SQL Developer
Development environment software
🔥PHP
Web platform development software
🔥Perl
Object or component oriented development software
🔥PostgreSQL
Object oriented data base management software
🔥Puppet
Configuration management software
🔥PyTorch
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Python
Object or component oriented development software
🔥R
Object or component oriented development software
🔥React
Web platform development software
🔥Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating system software
🔥Red Hat OpenShift
Application server software
🔥Redis
Data base management system software
🔥Ruby
Development environment software
🔥SAP ERP
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥SAP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥SAS
Analytical or scientific software
🔥Salesforce software
Customer relationship management CRM software
🔥Scala
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Selenium
Program testing software
🔥ServiceNow
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Shell script
Operating system software
🔥Slack
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
🔥Splunk Enterprise
Cloud-based management software
🔥Spring Boot
Application server software
🔥Spring Framework
Web platform development software
🔥Structured query language SQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Swift
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Tableau
Business intelligence and data analysis software
🔥TensorFlow
Analytical or scientific software
🔥Teradata Database
Data base management system software
🔥The MathWorks MATLAB
Analytical or scientific software
🔥Transact-SQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Trimble SketchUp Pro
Graphics or photo imaging software
🔥TypeScript
Object or component oriented development software
🔥UNIX
Operating system software
🔥UNIX Shell
Operating system software
🔥Vue.js
Web platform development software
🔥WordPress
Web page creation and editing software
🔥Workday software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥Zoom
Video conferencing software
🔥jQuery
Object or component oriented development software
03M Post-it App
Word processing software
0A programming language APL
Development environment software
0ABC Compiler
Development environment software
0ABC: the AspectBench Compiler for AspectJ
Object or component oriented development software
0ADO.NET
Data base user interface and query software
0AWK
Development environment software
0Ada
Development environment software
0Adobe ActionScript
Development environment software
0Adobe Dreamweaver
Web page creation and editing software
0Adobe Flex
Web platform development software
0Advanced business application programming ABAP
Object or component oriented development software
0Airtable
Data base user interface and query software
0Algorithmic language ALGOL
Development environment software
0Allaire ColdFusion
Web platform development software
0Amazon Kinesis
Data base management system software
0American National Standards Institute ANSI C
Development environment software
0Apache Ant
Development environment software
0Apache Avro
Information retrieval or search software
0Apache Flume
Data base management system software
0Apache Groovy
Object or component oriented development software
0Apache HBase
Data base management system software
0Apache HTTP Server
Portal server software
0Apache Oozie
Data base management system software
0Apache Pig
Data base management system software
0Apache Solr
Data base management system software
0Apache Struts
Web platform development software
0Atlassian Bamboo
Enterprise application integration software
0Automated installation software
Configuration management software
0B-Method
Development environment software
0Backbone.js
Web platform development software
0Backup and archival software
Backup or archival software
0Beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code BASIC
Development environment software
0Bigloo Scheme
Development environment software
0Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
Customer relationship management CRM software
0Blackboard software
Data base user interface and query software
0Blink
Instant messaging software
0Call-processing language CPL
Development environment software
0Canu
Development environment software
0Cisco IOS
Operating system software
0Citrix cloud computing software
Access software
0Collaborative Application Markup Language CAML
Object or component oriented development software
0Common Lisp Object System CLOS
Object or component oriented development software
0Common business oriented language COBOL
Development environment software
0Component object model COM software
Object or component oriented development software
0Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture CSLA
Object or component oriented development software
0Computer Associates integrated data management system CA-IDMS
Data base management system software
0Computer On-line Real-time Applications Language CORAL 66
Development environment software
0Configuration management software
Configuration management software
0Customer information control system CICS
Transaction server software
0Data analysis software
Analytical or scientific software
0Data definition language DDL
Data base management system software
0Data manipulation language DML
Data base management system software
0DataVision
Data base reporting software
0Defect tracking software
Program testing software
0Delphi Technology
Financial analysis software
0Deployment software
Configuration management software
0Disk operating system DOS
Operating system software
0Distributed component object model DCOM software
Object or component oriented development software
0Distributed database management software
Data base management system software
0Document Object Model DOM Scripting
Object or component oriented development software
0Document management system software
Document management software
0Dropbox
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
0Dynamic analysis software
Program testing software
0Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
Web platform development software
0Dynamic modeling software
Analytical or scientific software
0E++ pattern language
Object or component oriented development software
0Eiffel
Object or component oriented development software
0Embarcadero Delphi
Object or component oriented development software
0Embarcadero JBuilder
Development environment software
0Embedded systems development software
Development environment software
0Emerald Software Group Emerald Green Office
Content workflow software
0Encryption software
Transaction security and virus protection software
0Enterprise JavaBeans
Web platform development software
0Enterprise application integration EAI software
Enterprise application integration software
0Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Event-driven State-machines Programming
Development environment software
0Evernote
Word processing software
0Ext JS
Web platform development software
0Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
Web platform development software
0Extensible stylesheet language transformations XSLT
Web platform development software
0FaceTime
Video conferencing software
0Fault testing software
Program testing software
0File server software
Filesystem software
0FileMaker Pro
Data base user interface and query software
0Firewall software
Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software
0Flipgrid
Video creation and editing software
0Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Development environment software
0Forth
Development environment software
0Functional testing software
Program testing software
0GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
Graphics or photo imaging software
0Gambit Scheme
Development environment software
0Google Cloud software
Cloud-based management software
0Google Drive
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
0Google Gmail
Electronic mail software
0Google Meet
Video conferencing software
0Google Sites
Web page creation and editing software
0Google Slides
Presentation software
0Gradle
Object or component oriented development software
0Graphical user interface GUI builder software
Graphical user interface development software
0Graphical user interface GUI design software
Graphical user interface development software
0GroupMe
Instant messaging software
0Haskell
Development environment software
0Hewlett Packard HP-UX
Operating system software
0Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Program testing software
0IBM AIX
Operating system software
0IBM Cognos Impromptu
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0IBM Domino
Communications server software
0IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Enterprise application integration software
0IBM Middleware
Transaction server software
0IBM Notes
Electronic mail software
0IBM Power Systems software
Enterprise system management software
0IBM Rational ClearCase
Configuration management software
0IBM Rational ClearQuest
Development environment software
0IBM Rational PurifyPlus
Program testing software
0IBM Rational RequisitePro
Requirements analysis and system architecture software
0IBM Rational Rose XDE
Development environment software
0IBM WebSphere
Cloud-based management software
0IBM z/OS operating systems
Network operation system software
0ICON programming language
Development environment software
0IEA Software Emerald
Data base user interface and query software
0Integrated development environment IDE software
Development environment software
0Integration testing software
Program testing software
0Interface definition language IDL
Development environment software
0Interoperability testing software
Program testing software
0Interstate connection ICON
Development environment software
0J
Development environment software
0JFrog Artifactory
Development environment software
0JamBoard
Graphics or photo imaging software
0JavaScript framework software
Web platform development software
0Job control language JCL
Operating system software
0Jupyter Notebook
Object or component oriented development software
0KornShell
Operating system software
0Kotlin
Development environment software
0LAMP Stack
Web platform development software
0LexisNexis
Information retrieval or search software
0LibreOffice
Office suite software
0LinkedIn
Web page creation and editing software
0List processing language LISP
Development environment software
0Load testing software
Program testing software
0LogMeIn GoToMeeting
Video conferencing software
0LogMeIn GoToWebinar
Network conferencing software
0Loom
Video creation and editing software
0MUMPS M
Development environment software
0Magellan Firmware
Operating system software
0Management information systems MIS
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0MathWorks Simulink
Analytical or scientific software
0McAfee
Transaction security and virus protection software
0MicroStrategy
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0Microservices Architecture
Application server software
0Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
Web platform development software
0Microsoft ActiveX
Object or component oriented development software
0Microsoft Azure DevOps Services
Development environment software
0Microsoft DirectX
Device drivers or system software
0Microsoft Dynamics GP
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Microsoft ESP SDK
Development environment software
0Microsoft Exchange
Electronic mail software
0Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
Transaction server software
0Microsoft OneNote
Word processing software
0Microsoft Publisher
Desktop publishing software
0Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Development environment software
0Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
Object or component oriented development software
0Microsoft Visual C# .NET
Object or component oriented development software
0Microsoft transact-structural query language T-SQL
Data base management system software
0Migration software
Platform interconnectivity software
0Migration testing software
Program testing software
0Minitab
Analytical or scientific software
0Modula
Object or component oriented development software
0Moodle
Computer based training software
0MuleSoft software
Enterprise application integration software
0Mutation testing software
Program testing software
0Nagios
Network monitoring software
0National Instruments LabVIEW
Development environment software
0NetSuite ERP
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
Transaction security and virus protection software
0Oberon
Object or component oriented development software
0Object Management Group Object Request Broker
Transaction server software
0Objective C
Object or component oriented development software
0Objective Caml
Object or component oriented development software
0Open Graphics Library OpenGL
Graphics or photo imaging software
0OpenAI ChatGPT
Development environment software
0Operating system shells
Operating system software
0Operating system software
Operating system software
0Oracle Application Server
Application server software
0Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
Data base reporting software
0Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0Oracle Business Intelligence Suite
Data base reporting software
0Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
Financial analysis software
0Oracle Eloqua
Customer relationship management CRM software
0Oracle Fusion Applications
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Oracle Fusion Middleware
Enterprise application integration software
0Oracle Hyperion
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Oracle JDBC
Data base user interface and query software
0Oracle Java Message Service JMS
Object or component oriented development software
0Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
Web platform development software
0Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Oracle Reports
Data base reporting software
0Oracle Solaris
Operating system software
0Oracle WebLogic Server
Application server software
0Pascal
Development environment software
0Patch management software
Configuration management software
0Perforce Helix software
Configuration management software
0Platform as a service PaaS
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
0Programming language one PL/I
Development environment software
0Prolog
Development environment software
0PuTTY
Access software
0QNX
Operating system software
0Qlik Tech QlikView
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0Quest Erwin Data Modeler
Metadata management software
0RESTful API
Web platform development software
0RabbitMQ
Object or component oriented development software
0React Native
Web platform development software
0React Redux
Web platform development software
0Real time operating system RTOS software
Operating system software
0Recovery testing software
Program testing software
0Red Hat Ansible Engine
Configuration management software
0Red Hat WildFly
Application server software
0Regression testing software
Program testing software
0Relational database management software
Data base management system software
0Requirements management software
Requirements analysis and system architecture software
0Restructured extended executor REXX
Development environment software
0Ruby on Rails
Web platform development software
0SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
Data base management system software
0SAP Business Intelligence
Data base reporting software
0SAP Business Objects
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0SAP Crystal Reports
Data base reporting software
0SAP NetWeaver
Enterprise application integration software
0SAP PowerBuilder
Object or component oriented development software
0Salesforce Visualforce
Graphical user interface development software
0Scheme
Development environment software
0Screencastify
Video creation and editing software
0Security testing software
Program testing software
0Simple API for XML SAX
Object or component oriented development software
0Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
Analytical or scientific software
0Single sign-on SSO
Authentication server software
0Skype
Desktop communications software
0Smalltalk
Object or component oriented development software
0SmugMug Flickr
Graphics or photo imaging software
0Social media sites
Web page creation and editing software
0Software development tools
Development environment software
0Software distribution management software
Administration software
0Software libraries
Development environment software
0SonarQube
Program testing software
0Source code editor software
Program testing software
0StataCorp Stata
Analytical or scientific software
0Static analysis software
Program testing software
0Storage area network SAN software
Storage networking software
0Stress testing software
Program testing software
0String oriented symbolic language SNOBOL
Development environment software
0Structured Query Report SQR
Data base management system software
0Sun Microsystems Java Persistence API
Object or component oriented development software
0Symantec Visual Cafe
Development environment software
0System testing software
Program testing software
0Talend Big Data Integration
Data base management system software
0Talend Data Fabric
Metadata management software
0Test design software
Program testing software
0Test implementation software
Program testing software
0Ubuntu
Operating system software
0Unified modeling language UML
Requirements analysis and system architecture software
0Unit testing software
Program testing software
0Usability testing software
Program testing software
0VMware
Clustering software
0Verilog
Development environment software
0Veritas NetBackup
Backup or archival software
0Version control software
File versioning software
0Virtual private networking VPN software
Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software
0Visible Razor
Configuration management software
0Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software
Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software
0Web application software
Development environment software
0Web server software
Transaction server software
0Web service definition language WDSL
Development environment software
0Win CE
Operating system software
0Wind River VxWorks
Operating system software
0Wireshark
Network monitoring software
0XML Path Language XPATH
Development environment software
0Xcode
Development environment software
0YouTube
Video creation and editing software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
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Computer User Support Specialists
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Network and Computer Systems Administrators
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Salary: $50,000
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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 4 - High Prep
📊 Skills Comparison
Software Developers → Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Transition Difficulty: Easy (88% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (15)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
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Active Listening
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Speaking
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Critical Thinking
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Writing
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Monitoring
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Programming
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Complex Problem Solving
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Systems Evaluation
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Active Learning
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Operations Analysis
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Systems Analysis
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Coordination
Current: 3Target: 3
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Time Management
Current: 3Target: 3
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