Programming Intern Career Path
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The career path for a
Based on 13 Jobtrees users who were a Programming Intern in their career, on average, they have 0.45 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 0.7 year on average in this job building experience and earn $43K per year before moving on.
8% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Programming Intern are Fellow, Graduate Teaching Assistant and Quality Assurance Intern. Fellow, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Programming Intern are Development Intern, Fellow and Independent Contractor based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
Development Intern, the most common step before Programming Intern, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
While Development Intern is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Programming Intern that is an overwhelmingly common path. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Programming Intern so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Development Intern isn't from the same job family as Programming Intern, Programmer, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Fellow also being a common career path to Programming Intern.
What should I know about the career path
Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Development Intern being on the path to and from Programming Intern. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with.
Programming Intern is part of the Programmer job family which has a variety of unique role within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Programming Intern.