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Medium Risk Stable

Quality Assurance Tester

QA Testers verify that software applications work correctly by designing test cases, executing tests, and reporting bugs to development teams.

$72,000
Median Salary
200,000
Total Employed
2
Career Transitions
AI Risk Score
0 %
Medium Risk

Higher risk than 51% of jobs in our database

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Pivot Score 64/100

Moderate pivot potential — some transitions require new skills.

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Automation Risk Analysis

Real-time market signals

AI Can Do This Today
6/10 High
Job Postings
-8%
since 2022
Automation Timeline
3-5 years for routine testing
until major impact

Why This Job Faces Uncertainty

Automated testing replacing manual test execution

CI/CD pipelines run tests without humans

But test strategy needs human judgment

Exploratory testing finds edge cases AI misses

Leaving This Role: 100,000+ manual testers
Competition Level: High - many manual testers transitioning
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Job Market Data

Real trends from multiple job platforms

Low Demand
Current Employment
199.8K
BLS (2026)
Projected Growth
0%
2024-2034
Annual Openings
0
per year (growth + replacements)

Listing Trends

4 sources tracked
🇺🇸 United States
188 listings
🇩🇪 Germany
39 listings
🇫🇷 France
14 listings
🇪🇸 Spain
8 listings
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
589 listings
Sources: AdzunaArbeitsagenturFrance TravailReed
Updated Feb 25, 2026

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