Career fit quiz

Is Software QA Tester the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the software QA tester career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the software QA tester job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I notice small details
Statement 2 of 8I like breaking things to find problems
Statement 3 of 8I can explain problems clearly
Statement 4 of 8I’m patient with repetitive work
Statement 5 of 8I want to get into software
Statement 6 of 8I like learning tools
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about 6 months–4 years training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $104,300 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Software quality assurance analysts and testers design and run tests, find and report defects, and help teams release reliable software.

  • Review requirements and user stories
  • Write test plans and test cases
  • Run manual tests
  • Build and maintain automated tests
  • Report and track defects

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