Software and Systems Development

Students in the Software and Systems Development pathway prepare for careers related to computer science that involve the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and management of systems that rely on software programs to satisfy the operational needs of modern business organizations. Persons with expertise in systems development and programming are critical to support operations like electronic commerce, medical records management, retail sales and inventory management, digital entertainment, and use of energy. 

Sample occupations associated with this pathway: 

> Computer Programmer $70,000 to $160,000 (Salary Varies by Location & experience)
> Software Developer/Applications $70,000 to $160,000 (Salary Varies by Location & experience)
> Information Security Analyst $80,000 to $170,000 (Salary Varies by Location & experience)
> Web Developer $64,000 to $120,000 (Salary Varies by Location & experience)
> Machine Learning $80,000 to $180,000 (Salary Varies by Location & experience)

As industries innovate and certain traditional job markets diminishes or become obsolete, software engineeing jobs demand continues to grow by over a 5% in San Francisco and Toronto. If you are to consider Cyber Security  and Machine Learning, you can see that these are high demand jobs with lucritive salaries. The Software Engineering workforce gap continues to grow, offering professionals skyrocketing opportunities in cybersecurity.

And yes, I did not make this up.

Manuel