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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software or web developers. Create and maintain databases of known defects. May participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules.
What a software quality assurance analysts and tester does
Become a software quality assurance analysts and tester
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good software quality assurance analysts and tester
- Reading work related information.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $54 per hour with an average salary of $111,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $37 and $67 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $77,800 and $138,500 per year.
Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Tester job outlook
- There are 11,439 workers in this occupation in Washington.