Headline risk
13%
Low RiskWeb developers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 41% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 90,930
Employment 2024
86.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
7.5%
Openings (2024–34)
5.4K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites. AI use: 89%
- 2. Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media. AI use: 91%
- 3. Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems. AI use: 0%
- 4. Select programming languages, design tools, or applications. AI use: 0%
- 5. Perform or direct Web site updates. AI use: 0%
- 6. Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems. AI use: 98%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 36.2 · 66K employed
Under 25: 12% · 25–54: 74% · 55+: 14%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Web developers create and maintain websites. Digital designers develop, create, and test website or interface layout, functions, and navigation for usability.
Some web developers and digital designers work in the computer systems design and related services industry. Others are self-employed. Still others work in industries including publishing, management consulting, and advertising.
Educational requirements for web developers and digital designers vary, ranging from a high school diploma to a bachelor’s degree.
The median annual wage for web and digital interface designers was $98,090 in May 2024.
Overall employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.