COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER

By: Zach Shaffer

You may be asked to…

Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance

Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation

Education Needed…

Bachelors degree will most likely be needed but a Masters degree is preferred

You can enhance your employment opportunity by taking an internship

Work experience could also help

You could make a starting salary of…

$49,840

I like that I will be working a lot with computers.

I dislike the long hours that I may have to put in to make a deadline.

FACT!

The medium salary for a Computer Software Engineer is $85,430, that’s a lot of money.

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Computer Software Engineers often work very long hours when closing in on a deadline.

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This job can be used in a variety of different industries, not only the computer field.

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There is a very high demand for Computer Specialists.

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Computer Software Engineers could use Visual Basic, C++, and Java programming languages.

Sources:

http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/15-1031.00

http://www.careercruising.com/Careers/JobDetails.aspx?LoginID=28d06efa-ff5d-4e98-b247-69c91520034d-&OccNumber=108&field=Salary

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos303.htm