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Computer Programmers
Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.
What a computer programmer does
Become a computer programmer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good computer programmer
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $61 per hour with an average salary of $126,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $44 and $75 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $91,900 and $155,000 per year.
Computer Programmer job outlook
- There are 2,503 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,003 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.