The giant business programs, like Salesforce, SAP, Workday and ServiceNow, that run payroll, sales and supply chains, and the people who build, connect and run them.
Top pay: highest pay, longest training
Enterprise Architect: Designs how all of a large organization's software systems fit together, now and five years from now. Typical pay $175k.
Salesforce Developer: Writes custom code and automations inside Salesforce, the software many companies use to manage customers. Typical pay $120k.
ServiceNow Developer: Builds workflows in ServiceNow, the system big organizations use to handle IT requests, HR cases and more. Typical pay $125k.
Integration Engineer: Connects different software systems so data flows between them automatically. Typical pay $125k.
Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship
Workday / HRIS Analyst: Sets up and maintains the HR and payroll software a company uses for hiring, pay and benefits. Typical pay $95k.
RPA Developer: Builds software "bots" that do repetitive computer tasks, like copying invoices into spreadsheets, automatically. Typical pay $100k.
NetSuite / ERP Administrator: Keeps a company's main business software for orders, inventory and accounting running smoothly. Typical pay $92k.
Jira / Atlassian Administrator: Runs the project-tracking tools (like Jira and Confluence) that thousands of engineers use every day. Typical pay $95k.
Insurance Systems Developer (Guidewire): Customizes the giant software platforms that insurance companies use to sell policies, bill customers and pay claims. Typical pay $105k.
PLM Administrator: Runs the software where engineers store every drawing, part number and design change for products like cars, planes and phones. Typical pay $95k.
Starter: fastest way in
Master Data Specialist: Keeps the core records in a company's systems, like product codes, suppliers and customers, accurate. Typical pay $52k.
EDI Specialist: Manages the electronic documents, like purchase orders and invoices, that companies send to each other automatically. Typical pay $54k.
CRM Data Specialist: Keeps customer lists clean and up to date in the sales and marketing software. Typical pay $47k.
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