Microsoft Visual Studio
Skill in demand · Lightcast
Microsoft Visual Studio is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 17 occupations that together employ about 2,566,120 workers, with a median wage of $98,090. Its reach across the occupation map is moderate. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 81st percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.
This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.
Occupations that need this skill
Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Microsoft Visual Studio, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).
| Occupation | Workers | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Online Merchants | 1,128,200 | $81,270 |
| Industrial Engineers | 350,230 | $101,140 |
| Wind Energy Engineers | 150,750 | $117,750 |
| Financial Quantitative Analysts | 127,450 | $80,190 |
| Video Game Designers | 111,400 | $98,090 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | 111,400 | $98,090 |
| Computer Programmers | 109,870 | $98,670 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 97,890 | $80,190 |
| Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists | 93,940 | $127,590 |
| Industrial Ecologists | 84,930 | $80,060 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 73,410 | $64,790 |
| Remote Sensing Technicians | 71,400 | $60,130 |
| Petroleum Engineers | 18,970 | $141,280 |
| Environmental Economists | 15,880 | $115,440 |
| Curators | 12,280 | $61,770 |
| Statistical Assistants | 5,900 | $51,440 |
| Mathematicians | 2,220 | $121,680 |
How this skill maps to occupations
The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.
- O*NET software example 17
Datasets behind this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Microsoft Visual Studio." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/microsoft-visual-studio
Singulariki. (2026). Microsoft Visual Studio. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/microsoft-visual-studio
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