Also called: UI Engineer, React Developer
Builds the interactive parts of websites and web apps that users click, tap, and scroll.
You turn a designer's mockup into a working, fast, beautiful page that works on every browser. Then you measure load time and shave off milliseconds because slow pages lose customers.
Estimate; big-tech pay higher.
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 or self-taught; strong HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Web Development, Graphic Design.
Growing much faster than average (about 10% over 10 years). Counted within BLS software developers.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI turns designs into working front-end code in minutes, cutting entry roles; complex, accessible interfaces stay skilled work.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, Art or design, AP CS Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1252.
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