Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

Median Annual Income

$88,344

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$88,344

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$88,344

Projected Job Growth

+9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$88,344

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$88,344

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$112,753

Projected Job Growth

+11 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

Median Annual Income

$124,170

Projected Job Growth

+18 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.

Median Annual Income

$131,202

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

Median Annual Income

$162,648

Projected Job Growth

+17 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.

Median Annual Income

$139,324

Projected Job Growth

+26 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

-10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.