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Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. The percentage shown is a task-exposure model, not a prediction of certain job loss.

O*NET 30.3 · 15-1254.00 · modeled exposure, not guaranteed job loss
MODERATE TASK EXPOSURE
49%
Estimated share of representative tasks exposed to current AI capabilities.
Task automation shareⓘ
49%Automatable
Automatable49%
Augmentable26%
Hard to automate25%
Based on analysis of representative responsibilities and current AI capability maturity.
Category#
Tech
Engineering & Product
Modeled pay midpoint$
$63,500/yr
Directional estimate — verify locally
Time until impact⌁
2–4 years
Earliest 2027 · widespread 2029–2031
Task-level replaceability ⓘ
Representative tasks ranked from highest to lowest AI exposure.
◇Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.59%
⚙Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.48%
▥Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.36%
✦System accountability and architecture judgment17%
✦Handling ambiguous requirements and trade-offs13%
Impact timeline ⓘ
How AI assistance may move from early support to wider adoption.
2027Next2029–2031
Early impactAI begins supporting write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites..
Role reshapingRepeatable tasks become faster and more automated.
Wider adoptionThe role centers more on system accountability and architecture judgment.
2–4 yearsdirectional confidence window
HOW AI CHANGES THIS JOBtyping the logic in plain English
01>Start with the real work done by Web Developers.
02>AI can help with: Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
03>If a task is repetitive and easy to check, AI pressure goes up.
04>But a person is still needed for: System accountability and architecture judgment.
05>Likely result: AI is more likely to change this job than remove it.
06>Important: 49% is estimated task exposure—not a 49% chance of losing the job.
What AI can do
Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.MEDIUM
Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.MEDIUM
Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.LOW MATCH
How estimates work →
Your human moat
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System accountability and architecture judgment

MEDIUM-HIGH

Combined with handling ambiguous requirements and trade-offs, this keeps a human in the loop.

Strength7.3
Similar-role comparison
RoleRisk
Web Developers49%
Data Engineer48%
Software Developers50%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers48%
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Why this score?

✓The model evaluates 3 representative core tasks.
✓The role mixes repeatable work with human judgment.
✓Occupation and task language comes from O*NET 30.3.
✓The strongest human advantage is system accountability and architecture judgment.
Research basis

O*NET 30.3 occupation tasks plus the ILO 2025 exposure framework. Scores are directional estimates.

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Data: O*NET 30.3 · Model framework: ILO 2025About O*NETShare report
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