Software Developer
| Median wage (USD) | 133080 |
|---|---|
| Projected employment growth (%) | 15 |
| AI exposure (%) | 45 |
| Maximum exposure (%) | 84 |
| Source | eloundou |
| What AI changes in this occupation | Repetitive code generation and documentation are automated Review, testing and requirements analysis are AI-assisted System design and technical coordination remain human |
| Key skills | AI-assisted development · architecture · review |
| Courses to get ahead | Generative AI for Developers · Coursera · 4 sem. · 91 · You direct generative AI on requirements analysis and planning instead of scoping everything alone. AI-Assisted Technical Writing · Coursera · 1 sem. · 84 · You review AI-generated documentation instead of writing it entirely yourself. GitHub Copilot & ChatGPT for Devs · Coursera · 1 sem. · 89 · You validate Copilot's suggestions on specs and tests instead of writing everything yourself. GitHub Copilot & AI Pairing · Udemy · 2 sem. · 94 System Design · Coursera · 6 sem. · 87 Advanced Prompt Engineering · DeepLearning.AI · 2 sem. · 85 |
| Occupations to pivot toward | AI/ML Engineer · 140000 · 25 · 68 Cloud Architect · 150000 · 20 · 60 Technical Product Manager · 135000 · 12 · 55 |
| Skills to acquire for the pivot | Machine learning Cloud architecture Product & strategy |
| GPT-4 exposure — beta / zeta (%) | 87 · 95 |