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Pathway: Programming/ Development

Get the Facts: Programming/Software College and Career:

Computer create, modify, Development is: • BYU – BS Science and test the code, forms and script that • High demand • BYUI – BS ; BS Software allow computer applications to run. They • Medium to High wage ; AAS Computer Programming may develop and write computer programs • High skill to store, locate, and retrieve specific • USU – BS Computer Science with 4 different Occupation Outlook: documents, data, and information. emphasis: Science; Digital Systems; ; Software Developers research, design, develops, and test operating systems-level The Utah statewide annual • WSU – BS Computer Science; AAS software, , and network Computer Science; CP Programming distribution software for many industries. median wage: Essentials, Game Development They set operational specifications and Computer • U of U – BS Computer Science; formulate and analyze software BS $76,570 BS Computer Science Honors requirements.

Software Developer • UVU – BS Computer Science; BS Software BS $93,450 Engineering; CC Programmer

• SUU – BS Computer Science Composite Workforce Trends: Sample Career Occupations: • DSU – BS Computer Science; BS Computer & Employment of Computer Programmers Information Tech.- Software Development emphasis and Software Developers is projected to • Computer Programmer GROW 17 percent from 2014 to 2024, • LDSBC – AAS Software Development- Software • Software Developer Quality Assurance emphasis much faster than the average for all occupations. • Computer Systems • SLCC – AS, AAS Computer Science & Information Analyst Systems; CP Computer Science Fundamentals, For both Computer Programmers and • Game Programmer Software Development, Software Developers, job prospects will be best for applicants with knowledge of the • • SNOW – BS Software Engineering most up-to- date programming tools and • Manager who are proficient in one or more programming languages.

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