(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Web Developers
Job Description
Develop and design web applications and web sites. Create and specify architectural and technical parameters. Direct web site content creation, enhancement and maintenance.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Design, build, or maintain web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media. |
100
|
Perform or direct web site updates. |
100
|
Write, design, or edit web page content, or direct others producing content. |
100
|
Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions. |
100
|
Maintain understanding of current web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups. |
100
|
Communicate with network personnel or web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting web sites. |
100
|
Perform web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any web site or product revisions. |
100
|
Develop or implement procedures for ongoing web site revision. |
100
|
Develop and document style guidelines for web site content. |
100
|
Identify or maintain links to and from other web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning. |
100
|
Provide clear, detailed descriptions of web site specifications such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware. |
97
|
Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction. |
97
|
Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems. |
97
|
Develop or validate test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types. |
97
|
Write supporting code for web applications or web sites. |
97
|
Select programming languages, design tools, or applications. |
97
|
Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses. |
93
|
Develop databases that support web applications and web sites. |
93
|
Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with web sites. |
93
|
Develop web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards. |
93
|
Register web sites with search engines to increase web site traffic. |
93
|
Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for web architecture or technologies. |
90
|
Back up files from web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems. |
90
|
Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements. |
90
|
Renew domain name registrations. |
90
|
Document test plans, testing procedures, or test results. |
87
|
Design and implement web site security measures such as firewalls or message encryption. |
87
|
Incorporate technical considerations into web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy. |
87
|
Establish appropriate server directory trees. |
87
|
Recommend and implement performance improvements. |
83
|
Create searchable indices for web page content. |
83
|
Evaluate or recommend server hardware or software. |
83
|
Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams. |
80
|
Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types. |
77
|
Monitor security system performance logs to identify problems and notify security specialists when problems occur. |
70
|
Create web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models. |
70
|
Install and configure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) servers and associated operating systems. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
82
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
79
|
Thinking Creatively
|
75
|
Interacting With Computers
|
70
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
70
|
Processing Information
|
68
|
Getting Information
|
67
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
67
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
64
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
64
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
61
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
60
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
58
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
57
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
57
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
53
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
52
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
52
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
52
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
52
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
52
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
51
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
50
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
45
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
45
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
45
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
43
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
43
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
42
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
35
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
30
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
29
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
28
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
28
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
28
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
25
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
20
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
15
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
15
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
7
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|