Headline risk
39%
High RiskPlatform Engineer
This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.
Why this score
74% of tasks overlap with current AI
30% human advantage from judgment & presence
59% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Weighted overlap across component occupations
Human coordination and physical presence protection
Blended local-market buffer for this role
Component coverage and mapping quality
Workflow profile
Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
United States support
Evidence bundle
Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration
Median annual wage from BLS OEWS
Employment projections and openings from BLS
Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS
Support snapshot
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 133,080USD 103,050 to USD 169,000
Openings
115.2K15.8% projected change
Median age
38.62.3M employed
Occupation profile
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.
Job Zone 4 · Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Task primitives
Matched task weight share: 100% · Effective coverage: 37%
Concentration: 17%
Wage context
Median annual
USD 133,080
Mean annual
USD 144,570
Hourly median: USD 64
Employment: 1,654,440 workers
10th percentile: USD 79,850
90th percentile: USD 211,450
Demand outlook
2024 employment
1693.8K
2034 employment
1961.4K
Openings: 115.2K
Projected change: 15.8%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Median wage in projections: USD 133,080
Overall employment of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers is projected to grow 15 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Requirements and friction
Telework: 77.2% · Telework: 22.8% · Credentials: 1.3%
Narrative and skills
Software developers design computer applications or programs. Software quality assurance analysts and testers identify problems with applications or programs and report defects.
Many software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers work in computer systems design and related services, in manufacturing, or for software publishers. They often work in offices and on teams with other software developers or quality assurance analysts and testers.
Software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers typically need a bachelor’s degree in computer and information technology or a related field. Some employers prefer to hire developers who have a master’s degree.
The median annual wage for software developers was $133,080 in May 2024.
Overall employment of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers is projected to grow 15 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Jobs: 1,895,500
Median pay: USD 131,450
Employment outlook: Overall employment of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers is projected to grow 15 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Openings: 287,900
Tasks and tools
- 1. Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints. · AI use 91%
- 2. Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation. · AI use 0%
- 3. Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. · AI use 0%
- 4. Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system. · AI use 86%
- 5. Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance. · AI use 72%
- 6. Determine system performance standards. · AI use 0%
Work context
- Spend Time Sitting: 5.0/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team: 4.6/5
- E-Mail: 4.5/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions: 4.3/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate: 4.3/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals: 4.2/5
Tech density
6/6
6 hot · 6 in demand
Work pace
4.5/5
Average of the strongest work-context signals.
Worker profile
Median age: 38.6
Total employed: 2.3M · Under 25: 6% · 25 to 54: 82% · 55+: 12%
Support note
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.
Source vintage
O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
IT infrastructure specialist
n/a · 40% weight
IT infrastructure specialist
Cloud specialist
n/a · 40% weight
Cloud specialist
Software developers
15-1252 · 20% weight
Software developer
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Methodology
Shared spine
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
Country layer
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
Published limitations
This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.