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Copyright AfterCollege 2013 On the Up and Up Try one of the many online resources like: How much can you make? $ $ $ Learn more about careers in web development at blog.aftercollege.com W h a t d o es a fr o n t-e n d d e v e lo p e r d o ? S h o w m e t h e m o n e y ! G e t t i n g s t a r t e d W o r k i n g a s a f r o n t - e n d w e b d e v el o p e r It’s magic! Reading, PA: $117,260 Sources: http://work.chron.com/average-salaries-frontend-developers-10780.html http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/web-developer/salary http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/top-20-companies-hiring-interns/ http://www.quora.com/Lines-of-Code-LOC http://www.itworld.com/big-datahadoop/288893/lines-code-apollo-curiosity Pros Cons Crash course in coding San Francisco, CA: $101,660 Step 1 Code School (www.codeschool.com) W3Schools (www.w3schools.com) Codeacademy (www.codeacademy.com) Try jQuery (www.try.jquery.com) Step 2 Build a website Post your web on a public space like GitHub (www.github.com) Find personal projects you’re passionate about Step 3 Get an internship These top-rated companies offer internships in web development, user experience, & other related fields. Viacom Microsoft Amazon NBC Universal Don’t forget to search for internship and entry-level web developer opportunities on AfterCollege http://acdc.mx/webdeveloper Common majors applying for front-end developer jobs What type of job should I be looking for? • Front-end developer • Front-end engineer • User Interface developer • Web developer How many lines of code... ... in Google Chrome? Around 4.5 million ... in Facebook? Around 9 million ... in Android? Around 12 million ... in Mac OS X? Around 86 million Sadly we can’t help you with admission to Hogwarts, but we’ll show you a way to make your words come to life as a front-end developer. - Not enough women in the field - It’s annoying to have to support old, outdated browsers - Can be stressful when working to a deadline + Magical powers of making your ideas come to life on the page + You can be creative and logical at the same time + Tons of opportunities for growth & always something new to learn + HOT job market Want to make bank as a developer? Better move to one of these areas, where the average salary for web developers is well above the national average. The best way to be sure is to read the job description. Which coding languages are you expected to know? If they’re the ones you’re familiar with, you’re golden! It can get a little confusing with all the different job titles that are floating around. Here are a few of the most common job titles that are used for front-end type positions: Computer Science Electrical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Information Technology/MIS Electrical & Computer Engineering Business Management Communication Computer Engineering Computer Engineering Technology Computer Engineering/Hardware Get it out there Learn the basics Write code, code, and more code! Design and edit website layout and functions Work with designers and project managers Estimate time and cost for projects CSS - The “skin” that goes over the HTML, lets you skin paragraphs with fonts & colors JavaScript - Lets you animate and add other effects; builds on HTML & CSS jQuery - A JavaScript library (like a set of shortcuts) Looking to add a few magical powers to your tool belt? HTML - Teaches you the standard elements you’ll see in just about every page between 2010 & 2020 2010 2020 Employment for web developers is expected to GROW 22% Median annual wage for web developers Bottom 25% Top 25% $60,000 $48,500 $80,000 San Jose, CA: $115,320 Columbus, IN: $104,790 Rochester, MN: $102,970 h2{ color: #696969; font-weight: 500 font-family: Ar } <body> 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
