Technology · SOC 15-1254
Builds and maintains websites and web apps.
Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
Timeline: Augmented — AI scaffolds sites; integration and UX judgment remain.
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$130,390 median pay
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$130,390 median pay
$108,970 median pay
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Web Developer is watch on AIFear. Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
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Our AI Fear Score for Web Developer is 47/100 (Watch). Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
47 out of 100. It blends a Frey & Osborne automation probability of 21% with an estimated LLM task-exposure of 78%.
Most exposed: Landing-page scaffolding, Styling tweaks, CRUD wiring. Harder to automate: Performance & architecture, Complex integrations and UX.
Lean into Full-stack depth, Performance, AI-assisted dev. Consider roles such as Full-stack engineer or Product engineer.
AI Fear Score blends Frey & Osborne (2013) automation probability with an LLM task-exposure estimate (after Eloundou et al., 2023). Pay/employment are approximate BLS figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.