BLS's 2024-34 employment projections, which credit AI adoption with lifting demand for builders of software and AI systems, expect software developer employment to grow 15.8%, adding more than 267,000 jobs — the largest absolute gain among AI-related occupations it lists
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics measured the projected change in employment for software developers between 2024 and 2034. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of software developers will increase by 267,700 jobs, which is the largest increase in the number of jobs among the occupations listed in the July 16, 2026, The Economics Daily article.
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