HTML Email Developer

Also called: Email Coder

Codes the marketing emails that look right in Gmail, Outlook, and on every phone.

A day in the life

You wrestle with 1990s-style HTML tables because some email programs still need them, then test one newsletter across 90 email clients. It's a quirky, surprisingly well-paid niche.

Pay over a career

Starting
$45k
Typical
$72k
High
$110k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Self-taught or bootcamp HTML/CSS skills.

Ways in: Self-taught, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Web Development, Marketing.

Outlook

Growing about average. Niche within marketing teams.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. Email platforms and AI generate responsive emails automatically, leaving few roles coding them by hand.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Computer applications, Art or design.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1254.

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