SOC 15-1251 · Job decomposition
Computer Programmers
What this job actually does, classified into Automate, Augment, and Human-only. Decomposed from 186 canonical roles mapped to this SOC across Nuvepro's real-world JD corpus.
Tasks drawn from the broader SOC subgroup 15-125% because the exact SOC has thin coverage in our corpus.
92,230
U.S. employment
BLS OEWS
$100,390
Median annual wage
BLS OEWS
75%
AEI exposure
Anthropic Economic Index
4776
Distinct tasks
From 186 roles
Task mix (by distinct task)
Automate · 146 (3%)
Augment · 3562 (75%)
Human-only · 1068 (22%)
Automate
12 of 146
AI does it end-to-end
- Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner.62 jobs · 6 roles · 71% confidence
- Perform unit tests.28 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Use automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance.17 jobs · 3 roles · 97% confidence
- Create and maintain project documentation.16 jobs · 1 role · 56% confidence
- Incorporate updated content into websites.16 jobs · 1 role · 81% confidence
- Maintain technical documentation.16 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Document technical designs.15 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Document technical specifications.15 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Report control issues with transparency.14 jobs · 2 roles · 50% confidence
- Document software solutions.13 jobs · 2 roles · 90% confidence
- Perform unit tests on developed code.13 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Automate builds across environments.11 jobs · 1 role · 91% confidence
Augment
12 of 3562
Human + AI together
- Participate in code reviews.258 jobs · 21 roles · 100% confidence
- Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations.254 jobs · 22 roles · 100% confidence
- Apply secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities.175 jobs · 17 roles · 100% confidence
- Escalate breaches of policies and procedures appropriately.149 jobs · 16 roles · 99% confidence
- Guide team members through structured assignments.145 jobs · 14 roles · 87% confidence
- Ensure seamless integration of software solutions with business objectives.134 jobs · 13 roles · 99% confidence
- Deliver work in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.129 jobs · 15 roles · 90% confidence
- Identify ways to mitigate risk.126 jobs · 10 roles · 100% confidence
- Design, develop, and improve software using engineering methodologies.125 jobs · 13 roles · 100% confidence
- Ensure code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.119 jobs · 13 roles · 100% confidence
- Deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.112 jobs · 13 roles · 100% confidence
- Contribute to policy development.111 jobs · 9 roles · 100% confidence
Human-only
12 of 1068
Judgment, taste, accountability
- Mentor other members of the engineering community.291 jobs · 19 roles · 100% confidence
- Devise solution strategies with cross-functional teams.151 jobs · 14 roles · 92% confidence
- Participate in internal and external technology communities.142 jobs · 12 roles · 100% confidence
- Partner with other functions and business areas.138 jobs · 15 roles · 98% confidence
- Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function.137 jobs · 14 roles · 100% confidence
- Participate in internal technology communities.127 jobs · 11 roles · 100% confidence
- Participate in external technology communities.126 jobs · 11 roles · 100% confidence
- Communicate complex information.125 jobs · 9 roles · 77% confidence
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define software requirements.122 jobs · 9 roles · 95% confidence
- Consult on complex issues.117 jobs · 9 roles · 98% confidence
- Identify new directions for assignments and projects.116 jobs · 9 roles · 93% confidence
- Influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.116 jobs · 10 roles · 100% confidence
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