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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

SOC 15-1253 · 2024-2034

Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software or web developers. Create and maintain databases of known defects. May participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California
$132,344per year
Projected openings
19,160
Projected change
+9.3%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth

The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

  1. Reading Comprehension
  2. Speaking
  3. Critical Thinking
  4. Active Listening
  5. Writing
  6. Programming

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties)$170,2035,440
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)$147,5102,400
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)$135,1843,250
Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County)$130,17450
San Rafael MD (Marin County)$123,25050
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties)$114,058580
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$112,5681,650
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$110,4381,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County)$109,65160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$108,9133,340
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County)$108,532180
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County)$108,49030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)$105,388410
Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County)$105,26560
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County)$104,608160
Chico MSA (Butte County)$101,14610
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)$100,653100
Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties)$99,79080

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

The job this trains forTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Software Developers$179,292207,260+18.4%
Computer Occupations, All Other$138,20359,320+11.1%
Industrial Engineers$128,08824,010+11.9%
Computer Systems Analysts$131,29541,500+9.7%
Database Architects$174,9233,880+9.5%
Computer Hardware Engineers$190,36412,740+7.8%

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