Also called: Connected TV Developer, Roku Developer
Builds the apps you use on Roku, Apple TV, game consoles, and smart TVs to watch shows.
You test how a streaming app's menu feels when someone navigates with a clunky TV remote from 10 feet away. Then you fix a video glitch that only shows up on one 2019 TV model.
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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 CS or equivalent experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science.
Growing faster than average. Grows with streaming; niche.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds app coding, but tuning playback for many TV platforms and devices keeps a smaller team of specialists.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, Media or film, AP CS Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1252.
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