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Web Developers
Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.
What a web developer does
Become a web developer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good web developer
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- 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 $65 per hour with an average salary of $135,500 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $40 and $86 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $83,700 and $178,800 per year.
Web Developer job outlook
- There are 5,893 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 2,534 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.