As of June 2026, Software Developer has an AI-exposure score of 57/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
AI Exposure Score for
Software Developer
57/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 53% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$132,270.
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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How you compare to similar Technology roles
Software Developer (you)
57
DevOps Engineer
57
Statistician
57
Cloud Engineer
57
Data Scientist
56
Backend Developer
59
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
Automatable
- Write and review application code
Augmentable
- Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
- Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
- Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
- Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, or security needs to determine hardware configuration.
- Debug production issues
- Specify power supply requirements and configuration.
- Recommend purchase of equipment to control dust, temperature, or humidity in area of system installation.
- Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
- Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
- Coordinate installation of software system.
- Determine system performance standards.
- Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
- Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
- Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
Durable
- Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
- Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- Design system architecture
- Mentor and align on technical direction
Safer adjacent roles
YOUR ROLE TODAY
Software Developer 57→
Engineering Manager
44
82% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$165,000
DevOps Engineer
57
74% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$126,560
Product Manager
48
66% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$134,290
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
71
56% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$116,580
Computer Programmers
66
48% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$100,390
Computer Systems Analysts
73
40% skills overlap · Very High exposure · ~US$105,850
Computer Hardware Engineers
66
40% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$161,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
77
40% skills overlap · Very High exposure · ~US$104,300
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