Also called: React Native Developer, Flutter Developer
Builds one app that runs on both iPhones and Android phones from a single codebase.
You build a new feature for a food-delivery app once and ship it to both app stores. You test it on a pile of real phones on your desk, fix a button that looks wrong on an old Android, and work with designers on the next screen.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in computer science is common, but many are self-taught or bootcamp-trained.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught, 2-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Software Engineering.
Growing much faster than average (about 15% over 10 years). Tracks software developers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes much shared app code; handling platform quirks, performance and app-store releases stays skilled work.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, AP CS Principles, Art or design.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1252.
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