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Interface definition language IDL

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Interface definition language IDL is a software tool tracked in the Development environment software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 8 occupations that together employ about 2,147,870 workers, with a median wage of $100,640.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 90th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Interface definition language IDL, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Climate Change Policy Analysts 84,930 $80,060
Remote Sensing Technicians 71,400 $60,130
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 22,580 $117,960
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 3,290 $86,730
Astronomers 1,560 $132,170
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 8 occupations in occupations that use Interface definition language IDL. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Remote Sensing Technicians Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists Climate Change Policy Analysts Geography Teachers, Postsecondary Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Computer Programmers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Interface definition language IDL, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Development environment software category.

Sources for 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.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Interface definition language IDL." 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/software/interface-definition-language-idl

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Singulariki. (2026). Interface definition language IDL. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/interface-definition-language-idl

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Interface definition language IDL},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/interface-definition-language-idl}
}

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