Abap-developer vs computer programmer

The differences between abap-developers and computer programmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both an abap-developer and a computer programmer. Additionally, an abap-developer has an average salary of $106,187, which is higher than the $70,979 average annual salary of a computer programmer.

The top three skills for an abap-developer include BDC, MM and ALV. The most important skills for a computer programmer are C #, java, and javascript.

Abap-developer vs computer programmer overview

	Abap-Developer	Computer Programmer
Yearly salary	$106,187	$70,979
Hourly rate	$51.05	$34.12
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	69,666	205,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Abap-developer vs computer programmer salary

Abap-developers and computer programmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Abap-Developer	Computer Programmer
Average salary	$106,187	$70,979
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $140,000	Between $55,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	Washington
Best paying company	Bloomberg	Google
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Finance

Differences between abap-developer and computer programmer education

There are a few differences between an abap-developer and a computer programmer in terms of educational background:

	Abap-Developer	Computer Programmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	University of Chicago

Abap-developer vs computer programmer demographics

Here are the differences between abap-developers' and computer programmers' demographics:

	Abap-Developer	Computer Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 70.2% Female, 29.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian, 25.6% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 15.0% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between abap-developer and computer programmer duties and responsibilities

Abap-developer example responsibilities.

Analyze and manage the project throughout SDLC, written/review specification documents.
Develop RFC enable function module to send material alternative UOM UPC codes information to CRM system.
Develop program to submit a BDC session to create and modify asset master data (transactions AS01/AS02).
Used debugging techniques to solve complex issues.
Perform step wise refinement when debugging programs.
Work on code optimize by using run time analysis and SQL trace.

Computer programmer example responsibilities.

Manage the entire corporate intranet and the plethora of applications and web pages that are require for daily activities.
Utilize proprietary software to create custom web pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Assist with various Java web application development projects.
Can do C++ and a little Linux.
Enhance website at http: //www.aaisolutions.com, using HTML, CSS, ColdFusion, and T-SQL.
Develop a data transfer component extracting XML used as a data source for Internet reports create in HTML.

Abap-developer vs computer programmer skills

Common abap-developer skills

BDC, 5%
MM, 4%
ALV, 4%
Function Modules, 3%
OData, 3%
Dialog, 3%

Common computer programmer skills

C #, 12%
Java, 9%
JavaScript, 9%
Object Oriented Programming, 5%
CSS, 5%
Python, 5%