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Job Description


	Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

	Education: Most of these occupations require a four - year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

	Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Computer Programmers

Sixty-seven percent of computer programmers held a college or higher degree in 2004; nearly half held a bachelor's degree, and about 1 in 5 held a graduate degree. Employment is expected to grow much more slowly than that for other computer specialists. Prospects likely will be best for college graduates with knowledge of a variety of programming languages and tools; those with less formal education or its equivalent in work experience are apt to face strong competition for programming jobs.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Computer programmers
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	139,970
Software Publishers	18,020
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17,460
Employment Services	16,000
Insurance Carriers	13,280
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	11,970
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	11,650
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	9,880
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	8,370
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	5,240

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Computer programmers
Average Annual Salary	$73,470
Average Hourly Wage	$35.32
Total Employment	394,230

Employment by Gender

U.S. National Average.

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Management Information Systems and Services
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Health and Medical Administrative Services
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Interesting Fact

The word "salary" comes from salarium, or "salt money" and was used in ancient Rome to describe the wages paid to Roman legionnaires who were compensated in salt.

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