5 of the Most Popular Types of Tool Testing Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Tool Testing Jobs

• Software Tester

  Salary range: $69,500 - $109,000

  A software tester conducts the QA (quality assurance) testing phase of the project lifecycle. Responsibilities include examining software or websites as a user would—as it will be used post-release. During these test cases, the software tester records any issues (“bugs”) and reports them to the development team so they can be fixed. A software tester explores the software with a critical mindset, assesses the functionality and overall experience, and reports their findings.

• Power Tool Product Tester

  Salary range: $52,000 - $91,000

  Power Tool Product Tester is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Power Tool Product Tester jobs pay between $52,000 (25th percentile) and $91,000 (75th percentile) annually. There are plenty of open positions nationwide for Power Tool Product Tester job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Entry Level Qa Tester

  Salary range: $68,500 - $108,500

  The job duties of an entry-level QA tester, or quality assurance tester, are to ensure that new computer software, applications, or products do not have any defects or issues. The responsibilities of a QA tester often involve planning a test case, carrying out manual or automated testing, locating and reporting each bug, and ensuring that the product meets expectations. An entry-level QA tester often works as part of a team or under direct supervision.

• Manual Qa Tester

  Salary range: $66,500 - $102,000

  As a Manual QA Tester, your responsibilities and duties include the manual testing of new software in both the pre- and post-release stage of the development lifecycle. You look for problems and bugs in the system that users may encounter and help developers find solutions to the issues. You may work as a black box tester, which means you do not know the code or workings of the system and test, experiencing the system as a user. You may also work as a clear or white box tester, where you have access and knowledge about the code and workings of the system and can exam each test case with both the user’s and developer’s perspective in mind.

• Product Testing

  Salary range: $52,000 - $91,000

  Product Testing is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Product Testing jobs pay between $52,000 (25th percentile) and $91,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Product Testing job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.