Web Developers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Programming - Writing computer programs for various purposes.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Design websites or web applications.
• Write computer programming code.
• Update website content.
• Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information.
• Test software performance.

• Create databases to store electronic data.
• Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
• Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.
• Monitor the security of digital information.
• Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
• Provide customer service to clients or users.
• Provide technical support for computer network issues.
• Collaborate with others to develop or implement marketing strategies.
• Document design or development procedures.
• Configure computer networks.
• Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
• Document network-related activities or tasks.
• Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance.
• Develop models of information or communications systems.
• Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
• Provide recommendations to others about computer hardware.
• Install computer hardware.
• Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
• Develop diagrams or flow charts of system operation.

• Web Administrators

• Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

• Database Administrators

• Computer Systems Analysts

• Desktop Publishers

• Computer Programmers

• Computer User Support Specialists