Tech isn't just coding. It includes designing chips, defending against hackers, building robots and games, keeping the internet running, and deciding how AI should behave. AI is changing these jobs fast: routine coding and support work is being automated, while people who can design systems, solve messy real-world problems, and work with AI are in high demand.
15 fields, 341 careers
Software Engineering(24): The people who design, write, test, and ship the code that runs nearly everything, from banks to rockets. AI is rapidly changing how code…
Web & Mobile Development(20): Building the websites and apps people use every day, from iPhone games to online stores to streaming apps on your TV.
Data Science & Analytics(23): Turning messy data into answers, predictions, and decisions, for businesses, hospitals, sports teams, and governments.
Cybersecurity(29): Defending computers, networks, power grids, and people from hackers, scammers, and spies, and sometimes hacking legally to find weaknesses…
Cloud, Networks & IT Infrastructure(26): The plumbing of the digital world: servers, cloud platforms, cables, data centers, and the people who keep it all running 24/7.
Computer Hardware & Chips(24): Designing and building the physical machines and microchips that all software runs on, a field booming thanks to AI and new US chip…
Embedded, Robotics & Specialized Computing(21): Software and computing inside the physical world: rockets, robots, medical devices, factories, maps, and trading floors.
Game Development(24): Making video games, from coding engines and designing levels to writing stories, building economies, and testing for bugs.
Product Management & UX(22): Deciding what technology should do and designing how it feels to use, blending psychology, design, business, and tech.
Tech Support & IT Services(28): The people who keep everyday technology working at schools, hospitals, offices, and stores, and help people use it.
Computer Science Research & Teaching(18): Inventing the future of computing at universities and national labs, and teaching the next generation how technology works.
Tech Business, Leadership & Community(20): The people who lead tech companies, fund them, hire for them, write their rules, and build the communities around them.
Enterprise Software & Business Systems(13): The giant business programs, like Salesforce, SAP, Workday and ServiceNow, that run payroll, sales and supply chains, and the people who…
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