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Will AI replace web developers?

Much of the work, but not all of it. AI could take on about 79% of the working time in a typical web developer job today. The other 21% still needs a person.

28 responsibilities · a typical web developer job

21% of the work still needs a person.

Still needs a person: 21% of the timeAI could take on: 79%

Evidence range: 59 to 79%. It runs between what has been measured or rated for each responsibility and our figure, which also follows industry-wide research.

Median pay $92,650 a year in the U.S. (BLS, May 2025).

Still needs a person

  • Stay current on web technologies

AI can do or help with

  • Write code for websites and apps AI can do it
  • Build and maintain websites AI helps
  • Back up website files for recovery AI can do it
  • Check code quality and compatibility AI can do it
  • Answer or automate user email questions AI can do it
  • Update website content and pages AI can do it

The biggest responsibilities of each kind. "AI helps" means AI takes on part of the work, or most of it with a person checking what it produces. See all 28, with the reason for each and the cost of handing them to AI.

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Questions people ask

Will AI replace web developers?

Much of the work, but not all of it. AI could take on about 79% of the working time in a typical web developer job today. The other 21% still needs a person. That is a split of the work, not a forecast of jobs lost.

Which parts of the job can AI do?

The biggest ones AI can do or help with: write code for websites and apps, build and maintain websites, back up website files for recovery, check code quality and compatibility, answer or automate user email questions, update website content and pages.

Which parts still need a person?

The biggest ones: stay current on web technologies.

How is this measured?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists 29 responsibilities for this job (O*NET 31.0), and the split covers the 28 people in it do today. Each is scored on 4 questions: can AI do it, does it get it right, must a person sign for it, and do people need to deal with a real person. The split is weighted by how much of the job each responsibility takes up. The evidence range is 59 to 79%. It runs between what has been measured or rated for each responsibility and our figure, which also follows industry-wide research. Scores version 0.6.3, updated October 5, 2026.

Responsibilities from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor). Pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Scores are calibrated to published research and updated every month. How it works.

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