Builds the software behind banking apps, payment systems and trading platforms.
You write code that moves money between accounts, add a feature that splits a dinner bill, and fix a bug that showed the wrong balance at 2 a.m.
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; some come from bootcamps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Software Engineering.
Growing much faster than average (about 15% over 10 years). Software developers are projected to grow much faster than average.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI coding tools cut routine work and junior hiring; money systems still need humans for reliability, security and compliance.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1252.
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