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Programmer / Analyst

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Programmer or Analyst writes code, or instructions that a computer can follow, to create software programs. Follows program designs created by software developers, and assists with software program design work. Updates and expands programs, tests for errors and fix errors. Uses different computer languages as needed to write programs.

Job Outlook

There were 705 Programmer / Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the industry, which includes the Programmer / Analyst career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Programmer / Analyst jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

We do not have this data at this time.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $100,618.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Programmer / Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $0.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Programmer / Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

North Carolina

  • Epic Games (155)
  • IQVIA (24)
  • Quintiles (18)
  • Ashley Furniture (12)
  • State of North Carolina (10)
  • Ensono (9)
  • Spathe Systems (9)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (8)
  • Serigor (7)
  • Cynet Systems (7)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!