There are currently an estimated 287,200 software quality assurance engineers in the United States. The software quality assurance engineer job market is expected to grow by 9.3% between 2016 and 2026.
How employable are software quality assurance engineers?
CareerExplorer rates software quality assurance engineers with a D employability rating, meaning this career should provide weak employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will need 31,200 software quality assurance engineers. That number is based on 26,600 additional software quality assurance engineers, and the retirement of 4,600 existing software quality assurance engineers.
What’s the supply of software quality assurance engineers?
The software quality assurance engineer industry is concentrated in California, Texas, District of Columbia
Software Quality Assurance Engineer job market by state
State Name | Employed Software Quality Assurance Engineers |
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California | 47,930 |
Texas | 19,640 |
District of Columbia | 17,020 |
Georgia | 16,580 |
Illinois | 16,050 |
Colorado | 14,390 |
Pennsylvania | 14,280 |
Maryland | 13,840 |
Virginia | 13,040 |
Florida | 11,180 |
Washington | 10,940 |
Michigan | 9,780 |
New Jersey | 9,470 |
Massachusetts | 9,240 |
Ohio | 7,900 |
Arizona | 7,150 |
Oregon | 6,740 |
Missouri | 6,260 |
Minnesota | 6,020 |
Utah | 5,170 |
Wisconsin | 3,750 |
Tennessee | 3,620 |
Louisiana | 3,340 |
Indiana | 2,750 |
Nevada | 2,710 |
Kentucky | 2,590 |
Nebraska | 2,430 |
Oklahoma | 2,360 |
Iowa | 2,180 |
West Virginia | 1,900 |
Connecticut | 1,880 |
Alabama | 1,810 |
Hawaii | 1,640 |
South Carolina | 1,470 |
Kansas | 1,430 |
Rhode Island | 1,210 |
New Mexico | 1,120 |
Idaho | 960 |
Maine | 820 |
North Dakota | 810 |
Arkansas | 750 |
Montana | 640 |
Mississippi | 600 |
Alaska | 540 |
New Hampshire | 540 |
Vermont | 380 |
Puerto Rico | 370 |
South Dakota | 180 |
Wyoming | 140 |
Guam | 100 |