Junior PHP Developer
Impact: Product development, User experience enhancement
Develops and maintains server-side logic, databases, and APIs for web applications using PHP and related technologies. Collaborates with front-end developers and project managers to deliver functional and scalable solutions.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-45 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $78,000
- Entry-level
- $55,000 - $65,000
- Senior
- $110,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High to 100% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- PHP
- MySQL
- Laravel
- Git
- RESTful APIs
- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Junior Developer
- Mid-level Developer
- Senior Developer
- Lead Developer/Architect
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 10% to low risk due to creative problem-solving and complex system design.
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.4/10
- Meaning
- 3.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate