Median pay: $60,900
Top pay: $91,600
10-year job growth: 13%
Total jobs: 110,000
The job:
Web developers design, write and organize information for websites. There's plenty of coding involved, but also a hefty amount of creativity that goes into developing a site -- and you get to do it all. Plus, with a wide range of jobs available at large and small organizations in the public and private sector, there is the opportunity to work full-time or as a consultant with a more flexible schedule.
How to switch:
There's no formal academic path or licensing for web developers, although job applicants must be well versed in HTML, JavaScript and CSS to even be considered.
Quality of life ratings:
| Personal satisfaction |
Benefit to society |
Low stress |
Flexibility |
| B |
C |
B |
B |
By Jessica Dickler, Anne C. Lee and Greg Swiatek
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