finding the right programming language can be pretty daunting especially with so many options available online today I'm breaking down the top programming languages to learn if you're aiming for a high ping job in I analyze 150 job postings on LinkedIn to find out which skills companies are actually looking for in this video I'm going to cover nine of the hottest engineering jobs the salaries that you can expect and the best programming languages for each role now you want to stick around till the end because I'll save the roles with the highest pay for the last
before we dive in let's first talk about a question a lot of people are asking nowadays is AI going to replace coders well AI is evolving really fast and it's hard not to worry that it might start taking over our jobs and I actually have a whole video on this topic if you want to dive deeper but for today's video the short answer is that you want to think of AI as a tool kind of like a calculator calculators didn't replace our need to learn math they just made it easier for us to use math
if you completely don't understand math you can't really use calculators effectively like you would need to know what a plus button does versus a multiplication button does and it's going to be similar with AI learning to code is still an important foundation for the future development because without understanding coding as a foundation it would be difficult for you to fully utilize the tools that AI is going to provide in the future now if you want to pick the best language to learn first start by asking yourself what kind of Tech Career actually excites you instead
of getting caught up in job titles think about the work itself and imagine your future self maybe 10 years down the line ask yourself questions like what industry are you in what companies might you work for who are the people around you what kinds of projects are you working on would you enjoy the day-to-day tasks that come with it and keep in mind what you see on the tech blogs or social media doesn't usually show the full picture sure yeah big tech companies usually do offer free lunches and nice perks but Tech careers also involve
a lot of problem solving and hard work planning your future can be challenging if you're unsure what the job looks like dayto day and that's why I would encourage you to connect with real Engineers hear about their routines what they love about their work and the challenges that they face if you don't know anyone in Tech that's okay too check out some of my videos where I interviewed other people in text so you can hear about their Journeys one last caveat to keep in mind is that learning a programming language isn't a magic ticket to
a tech job overnight the goal of this video is to help you start that journey by choosing the right language for your goals so you don't waste your time I've seen tons of YouTube videos promising that just learning a language will gland your job but that's not really the truth unfortunately mastering these key languages alone isn't enough in today's tough job market and and that's where today's sponsor comes in zero to Mastery has hundreds of courses designed to teach you step by step how to learn many of the key skills for machine learning engineering for
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will learn alongside a community of instructors who can help answer any questions whenever you get stuck check out the link in the description to get started now let's dive into the first high-paying Tech career path mobile engineering for mobile Engineers there are two main paths Android and iOS if you're interested in Android the average salary is around $104,000 a year 92% of companies are looking for experience with cotland cotland is a versatile modern language that enables crossplatform development Java comes in as the next most requested skill while Java is the native language for Android it
seems that cotland is becoming the preferred choice because it's concise safer it makes development for Android much faster and more efficient on the iOS side the average salary comes in a little bit higher at $112,000 a year every single job posting that we saw asked for Swift so 100% Swift is a goto language for iOS nowadays it's fast easy to read and integrates well with Apple's ecosystem Objective C was the secondary frequently Asked skill but Swift has been slowly taking over as a primary language for iOS in the recent ears both IOS and Android pass
are solid choices but knowing which platform excites you more can help you decide where to start now that said I'm personally not a fan of mobile development I spent 8 years working at WhatsApp as a software engineer and an engineering manager one of the things that I did not love the most was the constant changes made by Apple and Google we would have to go back to the code and redo a bunch of features and I just didn't enjoy feeling like we were getting dragged around by the external decision makers all right enough of my
rant on mobile development let's move on to the web development this is all about creating and maintaining websites web development has two main sides the front end and the backend development front end development is responsible for the layouts the design and any visual or interactive features that you see on websites and you're looking at an average salary around $116,000 based on my research 90% of companies require number one JavaScript followed by number two react and HTML so how does JavaScript react and HTML work together well HTML forms the structure of the web page providing the
basic content and elements like text images and links JavaScript on the other hand brings your site to Life by making Dynamic and responsive user interactions like clicks or for scrolling react is a JavaScript library that simplifies creating complex user interfaces by allowing developers to build reusable components now the backend development is the behind the scenes magic of the web pages things like databases servers and the business logic that make everything on the front end work smoothly so this is where the data is stored retrieved and processed to support user request or user information the average
salary for the back-end developer is similar around $110,000 and the top three skills companies are looking for in backend roles is python Java and AWS AWS or Amazon web services isn't technically a coding language but it's an important tool in today's cloud-driven environment as it allows developers to build deploy and manage applications in the cloud offering great scalability and cost Effectiveness now if you want to do it all consider becoming a full stat developer where you're doing both the frontend and the backend skills I do believe that the demand for the frontend only roles will
decrease over time as AI tools get better and better at designing and doing front end development work which means the full stack developers on the other hand are likely to become even more more in demand since they can handle both the user facing side and the server side you will definitely need to know more languages and tools because you will be doing both frontend and backend work but the payoff is worth it with the average salary jumping to about $137,000 next we're going to look at the data rules first is a data scientist with an
average salary of $116,000 they use data to identify solutions that help organizations make better decisions python was required by 100% of the job postings that we saw strong statistics knowledge was the next on the list even though this is technically not a coding language it is an important skill for data scientists to be able to analyze data Trend and validate findings finally proficiency with visualization tools like taboo was another frequent job requirement data analy IST is a better entry point if you're new grad unable to land a data scientist role average salary is a little
bit lower around $95,000 but it's still a pretty solid paycheck for entry level roles top two requirements for SQL and python finally it's no surprise that the highest paying jobs are Ai and machine learning both fields are highly in demand with average salaries around 112,000 for machine learning engineers and 132,000 for AI Engineers so there isn't a significant difference in terms of the salary range also for both roles python was the number one top skill employers are looking for followed by large language models and deep learning for machine learning Engineers Python's versatility makes it a
great choice across web development data science machine learning and AI so if you're just getting started it's a solid investment to Learn Python now going back to the list for AI Engineers generative AI was the next most requested skill after python geni is a subfield of deep learning and it's all about creating new content by picking up on patterns on existing data like how chat gbt can generate text based on your prompts or how Del can generate paintings this technology FS some of today's hottest Innovations making it an exciting area to dive into now if
you've made it this far drop a done in the comments and let me know which language you're learning or planning to learn now if you want to learn more about tech salary trends for the upcoming year and learn which jobs and skills are needed to survive in the age of AI you want to watch this video otherwise YouTube thinks you should watch this one next so see you there
