In our increasingly digital age, the need for web developers is only growing. These jobs build websites and applications that perform reliably for both owners and users. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that overall employment of web developers and digital designers will grow 16% from 2022 to 2032, anticipating roughly 19,000 job openings per year each year of that decade. It’s also a well-paying job, with an average median pay of $92,750 per year, according to BLS.
“It’s a fantastic field, just because of how transferable the skills are,” says Lydia Tse, a software engineer at Google and adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University. “Every single role that I have had has used web development skills in some way. Additionally, there’s a lot of demand.”
