1. Steve Smalley 5/21/12 Hour 4

2.  Design and develop software  Use computer science and mathematics to test and evaluate software applications  Design and develop computer games, business applications, operating systems, network control systems, and middleware  Analyze users needs and then design, test, and develop them  Ensuring that underlying systems will work properly

3.  Software Engineer, Applications- developing applications  Basic Software Engineer- developing software  Software Engineer, Systems- developing complex software systems

4.  $90,530 per year  $43.52 hourly

5.  Need to go to college  Need at least a bachelors degree  3-5 years of college

6.  Employment rate set to increase by 30 percent by 2020  Not competitive due to increase in job openings.

7.  Wayne State  Macomb Community College  Michigan University  Michigan State University  Central Michigan University

8.  Wayne State- $8,426 per year  Michigan University- $26,810 per year  Michigan State University- $21,026 per year  Central Michigan University- $21,002 per year

9.  Microsoft  Facebook  Apple  Cisco  Oracle  Google  Yahoo

10. From the information I have gathered, this seems like a good choice for me. I like electronics and would like to work with them. Everything about the job suits me and it seems very interesting.

11.  http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and- information-technology/software- developers.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and- information-technology/software- developers.htm  http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ http://www.bls.gov/ooh/  http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/careersint echnology/p/SWEngineer.htm http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/careersint echnology/p/SWEngineer.htm