Since software is used in nearly every industry, there is tremendous flexibility regarding how you choose to apply your skills. For example, you could choose to work in the:
- Software industry – to develop, maintain and support software products.
- Retail industry – to work on systems that support point-of-sale, inventory and logistics.
- Entertainment industry – to work on graphics-based systems.
- Defense industry – to work on systems that support offensive and/or defensive capabilities.
- Manufacturing industry – to work on software that is embedded into a product (e.g., cruise control in a car).
- Pharmaceutical industry – to build software systems that support research into new drugs.
Among the jobs that individuals with a bachelor's degree are equipped to fill are:
- Software Engineer (a.k.a., Software Developer, Programmer, Applications Programmer, Software Programmer)
- Systems Programmer
- Systems Analyst
- Web Developer (a.k.a., Web Programmer)
- Database Administrator
- Graphics Programmer
- Technical Sales Representative
- Operating Systems Programmer (aka Systems Software Developer)
- Systems Integrator
- Technical Support Representative
- Network Programmer
- Game Developer
- Maintenance Programmer
- Technical Writer