Software Architect: Makes high level design and technical decisions to create valuable programs.
Median Salary: $119,000 before taxes
Salary varies greatly based on area going up to around 136,000 average in the bay area.
Requirements are a computer science degree and a few years of experience.
Generally this job is good for people that have good critical thinking skills and are diplomatic in their approach. They need to have good social skills as they act as the link between the technical and management sides of a company.
Software Developer: develop the systems that run the device or control networks. Develop applications that allow people to do specific tasks.
Median pay: $93,350 before taxes.
Salary tends to be the greatest in the bay area and the least in the midwest.
This job requires a computer science degree.
You need to be strong at programming and also a good technical and creative thinker. You will need to be able to work through problems by yourself.
Big Data Analyst: Helps business with their challenges and takes into account data with strong business acumen.
Median salary: $117,647 before taxes
Salary highly depends on area with highest salaries in big tech areas like the bay area.
Requirements tend to be a computer science degree and an appropriate masters.
Requires strong critical thinking, computer science, math and business skills in order to be an effective data analyst.
These jobs seem to require a lot of work, but they pay off (literally). I am pretty sure that I do not want to follow a career path that has to do with computers, but some of those skills will be necessary for any science occupation that is available.
ReplyDeleteI wanna major in computer science too. A software architect sounds really cool and I feel like it would be fun. From your research it looks like it would pay a lot too.
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