Some pipefitters specialize: 1  Gasfitters install pipes that provide natural gas to heating and cooling systems and to stoves. 2  Sprinklerfitters install and repair fire sprinkler systems in businesses, factories, and residential buildings. 3  Steamfitters install pipe systems that move steam under high pressure.
Work environment: Video game writers work both from home and in the development office. They spend the majority of their time reading books or working on their computers. Salary: Starting salary around $60,000; more experienced writers can make $150,000 and up.
But how common is it for developers (that is, people actually writing code for a living) to make twice that much annually? It turns out that, while making $200,000 a year as a developer is unusual, itâs not unheard of. The BLS shows the 90th percentile of salary for software developers to be $138,880.