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Job Details. Job Listings. Another way to look at the numbers is by average salary per job role. In fact, several other factors can help testers rise above the averages.
The game industry is a cyclical business. Note that this approach could give false positives. This chart shows that demand for video game testers is dramatically cyclical. Even within the normal boom-and-bust cycles of the game industry, game testing can be an unstable job.
Console release cycles, big industry events like GDC, and holiday release schedules can cause teams to load up with testers — only to let them go again after the big milestone is complete. Many QA testers regularly move between studios, and there always seems to be enough work any time of the year. Tester salaries are certainly lower than most other jobs in the game industry. And guess what? I have many friends that started in QA and went on to become amazing designers , producers , programmers and artists.
And I started my own career as a video game tester. Check out my book on game testing to get started for yourself. Besides, how many jobs pay you to spend all day working with unreleased games, while you get industry experience or finish a degree? If you want to turn your love of games into a job, being a game tester is an incredibly worthwhile place to start building your career. If you want to level-up your salary, a professional degree might be just the thing.
Enter your zip below for free info on top game design, art, and programming schools near you. If you liked this article, please share it. This book levels the playing field. Do i need to move to a certain location to be a video game tester?
How much do video game testers make for newbies and pros hourly? Where would I find someone hiring for video game testers at? Do I have to travel once in a while? What high school classes or after school activates would be great for video game tester. What does it take for a big company to look at a rookie video game tester? Thank you for answering my questions please email me at loganpeacock98 yahoo. Q: Do I need to move to a certain location to be a video game tester? A: Most game testing jobs are going to be near the larger game studios, in the larger cities.
For example Seattle, San Francisco, L. Q: How much do video game testers make for newbies and pros hourly? A: The short answer? Q: Where would I find someone hiring for video game testers at?
Q: Do I have to travel once in a while? Q: What high school classes or after school activities would be great for video game tester. A: Can I assume that you already love to play games? If so, start paying attention to the bugs in each game.
Also, to be a good tester you need to be disciplined and focused. Pay attention in school and get good grades. It helps to be a good writer, so maybe take some writing classes. Q: What does it take for a big company to look at a rookie video game tester?
I hope this is helpful. Game testing is a fun job and full of great people. Best of luck to you! I just wish there was a video game job that would let me work from my current location. But thanks for the help man.
And even consider getting a college degree or certificate. Do you know what jobs in Seattle, Washington area such as Redmond, Lynwood, Bellevue, and what not have great game-testing jobs?
Of which pay well off the start. I noticed you mentioned larger companies pay game-testers more, due to there high income. So do you know the major companies within the approximate regions I mentioned, that would pay well to start with upon reading the skills I mention below? I am probably lucky I initially live in Seattle. I could write an article on any game you threw at me, as long as its 3D and not 2D.
I always practice the hard stuff and let the easy stuff come to me naturally. That would be awesome. Plus I am looking to do it part-time but full-time is optional if it makes more. Living in a big city like Seattle has given me much inspiration.
Thanks for all the help you have given us. Its been an honor to have read your article. You are very generous and I would waste my knowledge either. If I was as good as you. I would want to dedicate time to help others as well. We really appreciate all that you have done here! Hi Branden, thank you for all the kind words.
Both of them are in Redmond, and employ a large number of testers. Good luck! I found your article to be extremely helpful. I know it is very difficult, walking around in a game, trying to find a glitch or world error. I am willing to put that behind, though. Right now, I am working on a project for a future career, as I am in high school. You can probably guess what it is. Hi Josh, thanks for stopping by.
I wish you the best of luck with your career in games — keep working hard toward your goals! Hey man I was wondering in order to be a tester do you need to go to college. Also what kind of company would be good to work for. First of all, most companies do not require a college degree to be hired as a game tester. But if you do get a degree, then you have a much better chance of moving into higher-paying jobs in QA, or moving into other areas of game development like art, design or programming.
To be honest, those other jobs almost always pay a lot more than a job as a tester. They would work part time while they went to school, or even full time while they took classes in the evenings. Then, after they got their degrees, they got a new job sometimes at the same studio doing what they went to school for — like art, programming or design. And you can bet they also got a healthy pay increase. A programming degree or some programming classes would be really helpful for landing a job as an SDET.
For your second question, what kind of company would be good to work for? What kinds of companies do you like? Which games and types of games are your favorites? A good set of rules to help with a decision might be: 1. Try to work at a company that has several teams and several products, so you can have a chance to move up or change jobs after a few years. Work at a company that has friendly, fun, nice people working there. You may be working very long hours for days or weeks before each game release.
Most of these questions and answers are not specific to the video game industry, and are not specific to QA testers jobs. They would be similar for many jobs in many industries. But here are some quick, general answers:. No, not all companies provide insurance to QA testers. If a tester is employed through a temporary staffing agency, the agency may pay health insurance. Otherwise you should buy private insurance for yourself. That depends on the studio you work for. Temporary employees do not usually get paid vacation.
Hi Dylan, the main companies that do C. Most real jobs are not easy! And I do think QA testing fits that description! One last question. It would be awesome if you got paid more based on your experience playing video games. QA testing is just like any other job. The longer you do the job, the more you generally will get paid. The tester salary will increase based on years of on-the-job experience. The game companies will provide the game systems. Only official game studios have access to dev kit hardware, so they will provide the kits to their employees.
My report is turning out pretty good. But I would like to find work in a game testing position of some form. Is there any websites or places that I could look at for a position to work from home?
Hi Isaac, thanks for the question. Basically, SDETs code software that tests other software. If you do look into uTest or if you find any other similar companies, please come back and let us know how it went. Where can i find you guys after i get out of high school and i want to become a video game tester!
Hi Raheem, you can search for jobs using our game job search page , or any website that has job listings such as Monster. Hello Jason! So: 1. I live in Southern Cali, where do I start? LA perhaps? What experience is necessary to test video games? Would certain certificates in college assist in my success in becoming a tester?
And if so, which ones? Thank you! Hi Pamela! Those are good questions. QA testing is generally considered an entry-level position in the game industry. Most companies are looking for candidates who know a lot about games, for sure. As far as college certificates? Some classes that could help you get a QA job might be: technical writing, computer programming introduction , project management, possibly Microsoft Excel. How much money do you get a mounth for game testing my game glitches bad when I play black ops bots and zombies.
Hi Jonathan, the salaries for a game tester are in the article above. Lots of commercial games ship with bad glitches unfortunately! Hello Jason, could you answers some question for me? I was hoping to interview a current or former video game QA tester for a major high school project.
It does seem to have good kick starter qualities for entering the video game industry however. Would that be a potential hamper on being hired as a QA Tester? I am passionate in gaming to a degree that I enjoy learning about the innovations and detailed information, but am extremely picky in terms of what I buy and play. Could this pickiness on my part, make a job as a QA tester more difficult to enjoy. Thank you in advance for any information you can provide me through answering these question.
Hi Raymond. Here are my thoughts on your questions. When I was a QA tester, what I enjoyed the most was finding crazy, edge-case bugs — then figuring out how to reproduce them, and working with the dev team on a fix. What did I dislike? Well, sometimes it can get really repetitious.
It took several days, and almost no brainpower. That was pretty mind-numbing. Earning a degree would probably help you, but if you get a degree in something like programming or animation then you probably would want to get a job doing programming or animation instead of testing. How do I see QA changing? For one, there are a lot of people all over the world who want to get into video games, so lots of companies are starting to use outsourced workers to do their testing.
That has its own challenges like language barriers, having meetings very early or late because of different time zones, etc. Hi Jason I live in Sri lanka I Love games since I was a kid and i really love to Get in to the Game industry I have played many games and i participate every Game Competitions and festivals in sri lanka But In my country people are not so Interested in a career in game industry but I am I want to be a game tester and study about game designing and programing…etc But There are no Game schools in Sri lanka or Someone to get help Playing games is my life Can you give me a Option?
What should i do? Hi Allan! You are not alone with this problem — there are people in many countries who want to make games, but there are no game schools and not much support for video game development as a career. So, one option might be this: Go to school for general programming and software engineering since you mentioned that want to learn programming. Try to focus on graphics, or real-time simulation if possible. When you graduate, you can work as a programmer in Sri Lanka while you look for game programming jobs there or in a different country.
Thank you so much. Genuent - San Francisco , CA. Salesforce QA Tester will be responsible for the design, documentation, and execution of automated and manual test cases, and scripts across all stages of the software development life cycle Agile What does a Software QA Tester do? Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships. February 21, Assist in building a culture of learning and continuous improvement for the team.
May 15, Works with the customer and development to reproduce production problems and identify gaps in the regression test suite both manual and automated. July 05, April 25, Execute System Test Cases, track and report defects, work with developers to resolve defects. May 05, July 10, Submit Other Responsibilities. Not the job you're looking for? Search more salaries here:. Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?
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