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Web Developers
Also filed here: Web developer, Frontend, Front end, Frontend developer, Wordpress developer
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 3.8% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Programmers mostly use AI inside their coding tools, which consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches the job.
- Rank
- #91 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $92,650 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 87,400 in the US, with about 5,300 openings a year
The work, 20 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Design computer or information systems or applications15%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 938 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI does this: Process digital or online data12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI helps with this: Test performance of computer or information systems8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,825 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Coordinate with others to resolve problems8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI does this: Document technical designs, procedures, or activities7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 779 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on the design or use of technologies7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 97 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Program computer systems or production equipment6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 822 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Implement security measures for computer or information systems5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Develop technical specifications for products or operations5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,901 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 871 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Design databases4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 903 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about business strategies3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,508 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Monitor operation of computer or information technologies2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,040 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time.
AI does this: Develop models of systems, processes, or products2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,656 Copilot conversations and completed it 72% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research technology designs or applications2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 149 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 237 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 5,300 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AILow code tools and AI automate parts of web development, reducing this occupation's share. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 39% of the workSoftware Developers42% AI does, against 49% here+10.2% by 2035 · $135,980 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 38% of the workComputer Network Architects36% AI does, against 49% here+7.7% by 2035 · $134,050 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 38% of the workComputer Network Support Specialists27% AI does, against 49% here+1.2% by 2035 · $76,220 · Associate’s degree
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On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.35, higher than 97% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Programmers mostly use AI inside their coding tools, which consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches the job.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 15-1254 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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