High-income Computer Jobs
Since the world’s first PC, the IBM 5150, booted up, the world increasingly depends on computers and the industry that has sprung up around them. As demand for ever smoother and more capable computing continues, the wages for those who can satisfy this -- the engineers, programmers and computer scientists -- continue to increase.
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Computer and Information Scientists
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Computer and Information Scientists are employed to carry out research into fundamental computer and information science and can be designers, theorists or inventors. In 2006, "Forbes" reported that these workers earn an average annual wage of $94,030 per year. Those working in Silicon Valley earn an annual average of $131,000 per year, but the very top of the pay scale are those working in the wholesale trade, who earn an annual salary of $131,000 per year. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, as of 2008, the median annual wage of computer and information scientists was $99,900.
Systems Software Engineers
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Systems software engineers are responsible for designing, developing and testing software at the operating system level, as well as producing network distribution software. The most highly paid of these employees work within scientific research and development services and earn $97,240 per year. As a national average, software engineers earn $84,310 per year. In 2006, the most lucrative place to work was in Fort Smith on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, according to "Forbes." As of 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the annual median wage of a systems software engineer was $92,430.
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Applications Software Engineers
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Applications software engineers design and develop specialist utility programs or generalized applications software. They earn an average $79,540 per year, according to "Forbes." The highest paying industry for applications software engineers to work in is computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing. Here they earn an average $94,760 per year. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, as of 2008, the median annual wage of a computer applications software engineer was $85,430.
Computer Programmers
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Computer programmers are concerned with creating computer programs that are able to store and retrieve information and data. While the average wage is $67,400, some industries are more lucrative than others. Some programmers in the mining industry earn $115,060 per year, while those in the computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing industry earn an average $92,600 per year. As of 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the annual median wage of a computer programmer was $69,620.
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