Web Developers
Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.
70,190 people do this job in the US. $92,650 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 13%. Today's estimate: 20%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 29 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 19% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 19% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | 6%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 10% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 9% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 1.7 h25 min to 6.7 h | 43%Half by Nov 2026 | |
| Recommend and implement performance improvements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 17%Half by Apr 2027 | |
| Design and implement Web site security measures, such as firewalls and message encryption. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Perform or direct Web site updates.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h25 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Incorporate technical considerations into Web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, and legal issues including accessibility and privacy. | 2% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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