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What can web developers switch to?

The closest match is computer systems engineers/architects, paying about 26% more at the median. 5 jobs in all use similar skills with less of the shift touched by AI or robots.

Time card for computer systems engineers/architects: 3h 7m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Computer Systems Engineers/Architects →

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What can web developers switch to? AI or robots touch about 4h 58m of a typical 8-hour shift for web developers, including 4h 52m on tasks AI or robots have done on their own somewhere. The jobs below use many of the same skills, and less of their day is touched today. The closest fit is computer systems engineers/architects: 3h 7m touched, with median pay 26% higher.

Matches come from O*NET's ratings of the skills, knowledge and work activities each job uses. "To build up" lists the skills each option rates as clearly more important than web developers do today. "Touched" is time on tasks with documented AI use or robots working in real workplaces. Treat these as starting points: pay, openings and requirements differ by state.

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  1. Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsRelated skills · 3h 7m touched (vs 4h 58m) · $117k · +5.1% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Programming, Operations Analysis, Technology DesignTo build up: Science, Systems Evaluation, Writing

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  1. Video Game DesignersClose skills · 39m touched (vs 4h 58m) · $104k · +6% by 2035 · bachelor's degreeShared skills: Programming, Technology Design, Operations AnalysisTo build up: Technology Design
  2. Software DevelopersClose skills · 3h 20m touched (vs 4h 58m) · $136k · +10.2% by 2035 · bachelor's degreeShared skills: Programming, Operations Analysis, Technology DesignTo build up: Technology Design
  3. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersClose skills · 3h 26m touched (vs 4h 58m) · $104k · +5.7% by 2035 · bachelor's degreeShared skills: Programming, Technology Design, Operations AnalysisTo build up: Operations Monitoring, Writing, Speaking
  4. Database AdministratorsRelated skills · 3h 35m touched (vs 4h 58m) · $105k · -0.1% by 2035 · bachelor's degreeShared skills: Programming, Operations Analysis, Technology DesignNo big skill gaps

Before you switch

See the full time card for web developers first: many tasks there still need a person, and learning AI tools for the rest can be its own way forward. For pay where you live, open any job above and pick your state.