Will “Software Applications Developer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

4.2% Chance of Automation

“Software Applications Developer” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #130 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. May analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team. May supervise computer programmers.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1132.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 104,300.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 50.00
Currently, there are 794,000 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Software Developers, Applications”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Software Applications Developer”

Consult with customers about software system design and maintenance.
Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan computer specifications and layouts, and peripheral equipment modifications.
Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.
Specify power supply requirements and configuration.
Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration.
Determine system performance standards.
Recommend purchase of equipment to control dust, temperature, and humidity in area of system installation.
Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
Train users to use new or modified equipment.
Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
Supervise the work of programmers, technologists and technicians and other engineering and scientific personnel.
Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.

Related Technology & Tools

Personal digital assistants PDA
Mainframe computers
Logic analyzers
Digital cameras
Computer servers
Flash disks
Notebook computers
Desktop computers
Application servers
In circuit emulators ICE

Embarcadero JBuilder
SAP
Migration testing software
MySQL
Ruby on Rails
Adobe Systems Adobe Flex
Ruby
Prolog
Microsoft Access
Oracle Eloqua
Oracle PL/SQL
SAS
Embarcadero Delphi
List processing language LISP
Git
Microsoft Visual Studio
Algorithmic language ALGOL
Atlassian JIRA
Call-processing language CPL
LAMP Stack
Bigloo Scheme
Oracle PeopleSoft
Node.js
Mutation testing software
SAP Business Objects
String oriented symbolic language SNOBOL
Data definition language DDL
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Usability testing software
Unified modeling language UML
Talend Big Data Integration
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft Visio
Defect tracking software
C#
ABC: the AspectBench Compiler for AspectJ
Structured Query Report SQR
Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
CA Erwin Data Modeler
Static analysis software
Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Object Management Group Object Request Broker
Epic Systems
XML Path Language XPATH
Common business oriented language COBOL
Patch management software
Scheme programming language
Python
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Web service definition language WDSL
Test implementation software
IBM Domino
Amazon DynamoDB
IBM Cognos Impromptu
Microsoft Visual C# .NET
Automated installation software
Linux
Sybase
Smalltalk
Microsoft Outlook
Ubuntu
Blackboard
Gambit Scheme
Symantec Visual Cafe
B-Method
Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
Google Analytics
MongoDB
Bentley MicroStation
SAP Crystal Reports
Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
Data entry software
Transact-SQL
Microsoft ASP.NET
Citrix
Apache Maven
Self
Ada
Advanced business application programming ABAP
Microsoft .NET Framework
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Visible Razor
FileMaker Pro
National Instruments LabVIEW
IBM Notes
Migration software
Test design software
Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
IBM DB2
IBM Rational PurifyPlus
Pascal
AJAX
Puppet
J
KornShell
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft ActiveX
Structured query language SQL
C++
Apache HTTP Server
Apache Subversion SVN
LexisNexis
Interface definition language IDL
Oberon
Computer On-line Real-time Applications Language CORAL 66
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
MEDITECH software
Restructured extended executor REXX
Embedded systems development software
Component object model COM software
Apache Pig
SAP Netweaver
Amazon Kinesis
AWK
Google AdWords
Microsoft Dynamics
A programming language APL
Microsoft Visual Basic
Source code editor software
ICON programming language
IBM Rational ClearQuest
Enterprise application integration EAI software
Hibernate ORM
Integrated development environment IDE software
Regression testing software
Encryption software
PTC Creo Parametric
Requirements management software
Splunk Enterprise
SPSS
UNIX
Apache Hbase
JavaScript
Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture CSLA
Extensible stylesheet language transformations XSLT
Apache Avro
Symantec
Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
Apache Struts
Enterprise JavaBeans
Integration testing software
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
R
Autodesk AutoCAD
Oracle Java
Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML
Human resource management software HRMS
Microsoft Internet Information Service IIS
Apache Oozie
NetSuite ERP
Extensible markup language XML
Version control software
Modula
Oracle JDBC
Sybase SQL Server
Teradata Database
Qlik Tech QlikView
System testing software
Recovery testing software
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
jQuery
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Objective Caml
Web server software
Microsoft ESP SDK
Computer assisted software engineering CASE software
Red Hat WildFly
Hypertext markup language HTML
Event-driven State-machines Programming
IBM Rational Requisite Pro
Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
Delphi Technology
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
C
Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
IBM WebSphere
Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
Programming language one PL/I
Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
IEA Software Emerald
IBM Middleware
Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
Data manipulation language DML
MicroStrategy
Spring Framework
Functional testing software
Microsoft Publisher
Verilog
Swift
Wireshark
Distributed component object model DCOM software
The MathWorks MATLAB
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
Job control language JCL
Talend Data Fabric
ESRI ArcGIS software
Microsoft SharePoint
Dynamic analysis software
Apple Final Cut Pro
NoSQL
Security testing software
Collaborative Application Markup Language CAML
Objective C
Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
PostgreSQL
McAfee
Eiffel
Apache Hive
Eclipse IDE
Apache Spark
Oracle WebLogic Server
ADO.NET
Apache Tomcat
Unit testing software
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
StataCorp Stata
Microsoft PowerPoint
Cascading Style Sheets CSS
Forth
Nagios
Load testing software
American National Standards Institute ANSI C
Data analysis software
Graphical user interface GUI builder software
ABC Compiler
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Dynamics GP
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
Emerald Software Group Emerald Green Office
IBM Power Systems software
Drupal
IBM Rational Rose XDE Developer
Deployment software
Microsoft Exchange Server
Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
Virtual private networking VPN software
Microsoft Word
Common Lisp Object System CLOS
Tableau
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Interstate connection ICON
Stress testing software
Oracle Fusion Applications
Salesforce software
Veritas NetBackup
YouTube
Oracle Solaris
Apache Flume
Sun Microsystems Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE
Dassault Systemes CATIA
EXT js
Haskell
Relational database management software
Oracle Hyperion
Microsoft SQL Server
Apache Hadoop
Beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code BASIC
Minitab
Oracle DBMS
Perforce Helix software
Customer information control system CICS
Allaire ColdFusion
Google AngularJS
Hewlett Packard HP-UX
Microsoft Excel
E++ pattern language
Apache Cassandra
IBM Rational ClearCase
Sybase PowerBuilder
Microsoft Project
Apache Solr
Interoperability testing software
MUMPS M
Computer Associates integrated data management system CA-IDMS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Microsoft PowerShell
Autodesk Revit