| If you are tech savvy but find some of the | | | | years experience, you can expect an average |
| traditional career paths boring, then a career in | | | | starting salary of approximately $32,000. |
| game testing may be just what you are looking | | | | However, once you reach six years experience, |
| for. However, you may be wondering, what is the | | | | you can expect that salary to jump to |
| annual income for video game testing? | | | | approximately $50,000. |
| The video game industry is one of the fastest | | | | This is just the beginning, however. There are |
| growing job markets right now. The industry is | | | | other career paths you can take. From video |
| responsible for over $7 billion dollars in revenue | | | | game tester, the next natural progression will be |
| each year, and it's continually increasing. That's | | | | in quality assurance. Here, you can expect a |
| why this growing industry is always looking for | | | | starting salary of $40,000, which will of course |
| the best and the brightest employees. Some | | | | increase as you get seniority and more |
| companies to look into include Blizzard, EA, and | | | | responsibility. Team leads have been reported to |
| Microsoft. | | | | make around $60,000 per year. |
| Being a tester is one of the best entry level | | | | So, if you enjoy playing video games, look into |
| positions in this industry. And what better job for | | | | testing positions. With the way the industry is |
| a video game enthusiast! You will actually get paid | | | | booming, the only way to go is up! |
| to play the games! If you have less than three | | | | |