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Mobile Developer / Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Mobile Developer or Engineer designs, builds, or improves mobile applications for smart phones and mobile tablets. Oversees the entire software development process. Analyzes customer or user needs, designs programs, writes code, tests design, and documents programs.

Job Outlook

There were 732 Mobile Developer / Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 19729 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Mobile Applications Developer industry, which includes the Mobile Developer / Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Mobile Developer / Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $107,787.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $103,727.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Mobile Developer / Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $80,790.

Education and Experience

Posted Mobile Developer / Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree45.11%
Master's Degree15.77%
Doctoral Degree2.1%
Other9.73%

Posted Mobile Developer / Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years24.68%
3 to 5 years45.36%
6 to 8 years17.86%
9+ years12.1%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Mobile Developer / Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

  • Communication (34.43%)
  • Management (21.04%)
  • Problem Solving (17.04%)
  • Leadership (16.58%)
  • Operations (15.58%)
  • Customer Service (14.03%)
  • Detail Oriented (12.97%)
  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (12.01%)
  • Sales (11.29%)
  • Writing (11.24%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Application Programming Interface (API) (20.16%)
  • Agile Methodology (26.69%)
  • JavaScript (Programming Language) (14.96%)
  • Android (Operating System) (21.82%)
  • Apple IOS (24.04%)
  • Mobile Application Development (29.34%)
  • Computer Science (32.08%)
  • Marketing (11.97%)
  • Automation (17.34%)
  • Java (Programming Language) (16.44%)
  • Accounting (8.84%)
  • Software Development (15.5%)
  • Finance (10.56%)
  • Project Management (20.29%)
  • Software Engineering (16.31%)
  • SQL (Programming Language) (13.19%)
  • Swift (Programming Language) (13.32%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

  • React Native (9.36%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Mobile Developer / Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Mobile Engineer
  • Mobile Developer
  • Mobile Software Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Mobile Engineering Manager
  • Mobile Technician
  • Masters Level Counseling Intern
  • Developer
  • React Native Developer
  • Endpoint Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Mobile Developer / Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • CBRE (627)
  • Raytheon Technologies (468)
  • Motion Recruitment (373)
  • Thriveworks (273)
  • Verizon Communications (244)
  • HealthEdge (223)
  • GAF Materials Corporation (197)
  • Insight Global (141)
  • Concentrix (115)
  • Merck & Co. (115)

North Carolina

  • CBRE (26)
  • Motion Recruitment (17)
  • ManpowerGroup (16)
  • JLL (13)
  • Fidelity Investments (11)
  • Black & Veatch (11)
  • Dexian LTD. (10)
  • Allegis Group (10)
  • Spectraforce Technologies (10)
  • The Matlen Silver Group (9)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!