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- Being a computer programmer entails creating, altering and testing out different patterns of digital scripts that is known as code.
- You can code by using various programming languages which converts computing programs into instructions
- A typical workday would consist of fixing bugs in certain programs and making projects of your own
- An important aspect of programming is staying update with the new program languages that are being invented and being meticulous and creative are important qualities for someone who wants to participate in this field

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- The environment in which you work varies from job to job, most times you are mostly working from home and are rarely at the office.

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-  The median annual wage for computer programmers was $79,840 in 2016 according to money.usnews.com
-  The top 10% made over 100k while the lower 10% made under 50k a year.
- Savannah, Georgia was the best location to be a programmer being that on average programmers made was 120k according to money.usnews.com
- In Pennsylvania the average computer programmer made about 80k with the higher 10% made over 115k a year
- The Bloomsburg-Berwick area is shown to be the best place in PA with the highest average salary being $132,780.

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- Carnegie University in Pttisburgh, Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Swarthmore College in Swarthmore Pennsylvania
- Lehigh University in Bethleham, Pennsylvania
- Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania

- According to Niche.com the schools listed above house the five best post secondary educational programs in Pennsylvania for a Programming major

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BENEFITS
-  The above average pay of being a programmer is a lucrative incentive
- The Flexibility and convenience of being a programmer is another benefit because the only necessary tool for being a programmer is a laptop which can be used anywhere, at home or on a plane, in Hawaii and even on the toilet.
- The demand and need for programmers in not just the United States but the entire world is ever growing and will never be a profession with a lack of jobs, being that there is always a need for fresh ideas and inventions and the basis of all technology is the programming that is behind it

DISADVANTAGES
- The amount of time that is consumed by this profession is something that isn't very appealing or even easy to work with
- The amount of change that comes with programming is something that can be discouraging because new languages of code are constantly being created and in a matter of years something that you are working on can be replaced and not used. Keeping up with the new innovations can be challenging for some people

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https://student.naviance.com/careers/view/937/overview

https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/computer-programmer/salary

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-computer-science/s/pennsylvania/

https://www.indeed.com/jobtrends/techsoftware-category-trends

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes151131.htm

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-being-computer-programmer-38637.html

https://work.chron.com/disadvantages-being-programmer-22725.html

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- A Bachelors degree is the lowest requirement for most good paying  jobs in the united states
- For entry level programs and jobs a bachelors degree is not always required, a general sense of orientation and skill might be something that overshadows your educational qualifications in some cases

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- With the information provided by Indeed.com there were 154,899 in August 2018 and compared to the previous year this number has increased by 0.04%
- Unfortunately the amount of jobs available is going to drop by 8% according to indeed.com
- bls.gov tells us that that there are 10,710 people with programming jobs in Pennsylvania
- Software publishers, Management of Companies, State government, Data processing services and Computer system design services are the most likely type of businesses to employ programmers