Software Application Developers

Employment for software application developers is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2029, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Employment will increase as technology becomes more sophisticated and organizations continue to adopt and integrate these technologies, making for plentiful job openings. Hardware designers and systems programmers are constantly developing faster, more powerful, and more user-friendly hardware and operating systems. As long as these advancements continue, the industry will need software application developers to create software to use these improvements.

The expanding integration of Internet and wireless technologies by businesses has resulted in a rising demand for a variety of skilled professionals who can develop and support a variety of Internet and wireless applications. The health care industry is also using more software applications, which will spur demand for developers. Employment opportunities for the specialty of mobile application developer are expected to be excellent.