A quality assurance engineer creates tests to find any problems with software before the product is launched. They identify and analyze any bugs found during testing and document them. They also must to pay very close attention to detail and coach their team on managing testing tools, reporting results, and motivating process improvement.

Compared to the national salary average for Quality Assurance Engineers, those in the same line of work who choose to work for larger companies enjoy much larger paychecks — $100K on average versus $66K per year.

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