How To Become A Client Server Programmer: What It Is and Career Path

What is a client server programmer and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Brian Glas

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a client server programmer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $39.58 an hour? That's $82,336 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow -7% and produce -17,900 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a client server programmer?

Brian Glas

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Union University

Build relationships: Different technologies will interest and challenge you, but throughout your career, you'll find that it's the relationships that are the most important. This is harder to grasp earlier in your career, but much easier to understand after 15-20 years.
Gain different perspectives: Spend time with people in other roles that your job interacts with, and gain a solid understanding of how they view things; this is most valuable for career progression and understanding of how your work fits into the big picture.

ScoreClient Server ProgrammerUS Average

Salary

6.4

Avg. Salary $82,336

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

5.1

Growth rate -7%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.4

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.18%

Asian 18.78%

Black or African American 4.85%

Hispanic or Latino 8.56%

Unknown 4.65%

White 62.99%

Gender

female 19.80%

male 80.20%

Age - 48

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 48

Stress level

5.1

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.3

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

5.7

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a client server programmer

Explore client server programmer education requirements

Most common client server programmer degrees

Bachelor's

67.8 %

Master's

13.5 %

Associate

13.0 %

Start to develop specific client server programmer skills

Skills	Percentages
Database	8.79%
Customer Service	6.45%
HTML	6.24%
Debugging	6.01%
Web Application	5.86%

Complete relevant client server programmer training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New client server programmers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a client server programmer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real client server programmer resumes.

Research client server programmer duties and responsibilities

Develop different VBA macro tools to automate reporting and assure information accuracy, overlapping avoidance and management control.
Develop a middleware system to act as a gateway between the MLCS mainframe application and a propriety Unix base system.
Implement W3C standards for HTML.
Require Informix programs and UNIX k-shell scripting.

Apply for client server programmer jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a client server programmer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do client server programmers rate their job?

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Client server programmer reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2019

Pros

The opportunity to take lead and mentor junior programmers

Cons

Working with Junior programmers who won't take your advice/direction even if you have a sound argument