Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Career

The role of Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers is to develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $108,460 and $52 per hour. 15 vocational programs could be taken for the Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 203,040 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers is $16,117. The average length of the programs is 730 hours and the average completion time is 11.05 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Computer and Information Sciences	265	$29,548	-	683 Hours	11.20 Months
Information Technology	266	$25,509	$1,581	1,147 Hours	11.83 Months
Informatics	8	$35,445	-	-	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	315	$4,976	$955	340 Hours	5.50 Months
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	131	$16,995	-	520 Hours	5.00 Months
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification	33	$5,547	-	-	-
Computer Game Programming	6	$26,311	-	-	-
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms	6	$16,200	$3,810	720 Hours	6.00 Months
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	46	$25,385	-	2,160 Hours	20.00 Months
Computer Science	63	$33,606	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Computer Engineering	6	$33,374	-	1,152 Hours	18.00 Months
Computer Software Engineering	7	$31,127	-	-	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	37	$24,324	-	850 Hours	8.00 Months
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	80	$16,903	$1,734	329 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Software Technology/Technician	13	$25,925	-	37 Hours	9.00 Months

Related Occupations to Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Career

The following 15 occupations are related to Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers.

Related Occupations toSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Computer User Support Specialists	690K	$63,640	$31
Database Administrators	76,140	$104,810	$50
Database Architects	59,920	$137,030	$66
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	323K	$100,580	$48
Computer Programmers	120K	$107,750	$52
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30

Vocational Programs for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Career

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