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Software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers projected average annual job openings
United States: 106,100 in 2025–2035.
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Software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers projected average annual job openings
United States, 2025–2035
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- The projected average annual number of job openings for software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers resulting from growth and net replacements.
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- One slice of Job openings ( counting rule: projected average annual, form: count, segment: software developers quality assurance analysts and testers ) . Total number of job openings or vacancies. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Testers : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | BLS | — | 1 |
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United States: 106,100 in 2025–2035.
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