NEWExplore the live 3D Global Career Radar with real-time hiring telemetry.Open
CM
The Career Machine
Skip to main content
Technology

Cobol

Cobol is a critical skill in modern technology. Master it through hands-on projects, curated resources, and community-driven learning. Complete learning hub with 100+ sources from across the internet.

Salary Range
$85k – $180k
Jobs Available
12,000+
Demand Score
78/100
Time to Learn
3-6 months to job-ready
Get Your Skill ScoreBrowse 12,000+ Jobs

Complete Cobol Learning Hub

Every free & paid resource, tool, community, and platform to master Cobol

Video Tutorials

YouTube
Free video tutorials
freeCodeCamp YouTube
Full-length courses
TechWorld with Nana
DevOps deep-dives

Interactive Courses

Coursera
University-partnered courses
Udemy
Practical skill courses
edX
MIT, Harvard-backed courses
freeCodeCamp
100% free curriculum
Codecademy
Interactive coding lessons
DataCamp
Data-focused tracks

GitHub & Code Repositories

GitHub Search
Top-starred repos
Awesome Lists
Curated resource lists
GitHub Topics
Trending projects
GitHub Trending
This week's trending

Documentation & Guides

MDN Web Docs
Web standards docs
DevDocs
Multi-tech docs in one
roadmap.sh
Career roadmaps
MDN Learn
Foundational learning paths

Q&A and Communities

Stack Overflow
Developer Q&A
Reddit r/learnprogramming
Community advice
Dev.to Community
Developer blogs
Hacker News
Industry conversations

Books & Deep Reading

O'Reilly Learning
Professional tech books
Manning Publications
Deep-dive books
Google Books
All published books
Amazon Books
Reader reviews & ratings

Podcasts & Audio Learning

Spotify Podcasts
Tech-focused shows
Apple Podcasts
Editor-curated shows
Overcast
Podcast search engine

Practice & Coding Platforms

LeetCode
Coding challenges
HackerRank
Skill assessments
Codewars
Kata-style practice
Exercism
Mentored practice
Kaggle
Data science competitions

Newsletters & Blogs

Medium Search
Expert articles
Substack Search
Independent newsletters
Hashnode
Developer-focused blogs

Certifications

AWS Skill Builder
AWS certifications
Microsoft Learn
Azure & MS certs
Google Cloud Skills Boost
GCP certifications
LinkedIn Learning
Cert of completion
Credly
Verified digital badges

Research & Papers

arXiv
Preprint papers
Google Scholar
Academic papers
Papers With Code
ML papers + code

Interactive Learning Labs

KillerCoda
Interactive terminals
Katacoda (Alt)
Scenario-based labs
Play with Docker
Live Docker sandboxes
Google Colab
Free Python notebooks
JupyterLite
Browser-based Jupyter

Live Jobs Requiring Cobol

5 openings indexed right now

Browse all jobs

Senior Mainframe Developer / Technical Lead (COBOL) - Onsite

NTT Data

Nashville, TN
Apply →

Visual COBOL Sr. Developer (Production Support)

XPT Software

Melbourne, VIC
Apply →

Visual COBOL Sr. Developer (Production Support)

XPT Software

Melbourne, VIC
Apply →

Software developer (Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, CICS, JES, DB2, MVS, Devops, Change Man Administration)

EXASOFT CONSULTING PTE. LTD.

SG
Apply →

Softwareentwickler Mainframe / Cobol (m/w/d)

CPU Consulting & Software

München, Bayern$60k+
Apply →

Top GitHub Repositories

15 trending repos to learn from

openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course

COBOL
3,671

Training materials and labs for a "Getting Started" level course on COBOL

azac/cobol-on-wheelchair

COBOL
1,033

Micro web-framework for COBOL

IonicaBizau/node-cobol

COBOL
726

:tv: COBOL bridge for NodeJS which allows you to run COBOL code from NodeJS.

meyfa/CobolCraft

COBOL
704

A Minecraft server written in COBOL

cloudflare/cobweb

COBOL
401

COBOL to WebAssembly compiler

aws-samples/aws-mainframe-modernization-carddemo

COBOL
293

A comprehensive COBOL mainframe credit card management application designed to showcase AWS mainframe modernization technologies and migration patterns.

OpenCobolIDE/OpenCobolIDE

Python
252

A simple cobol IDE based on GnuCOBOL and pyQode

otterkit/otterkit-cobol

C
251

A free and open source Standard COBOL compiler for 64-bit environments

Recommended Books

2 books curated from Google Books

COBOL Programmer RED-HOT Career Guide; 2563 REAL Interview Questions

by Unknown

Systems Analysis and Design

by Alan Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom

Salary Impact of Cobol

Estimated earning potential across career levels

Entry Level (0-2y)
$50-80k
₹4 – ₹8 LPA India
Mid-Level (2-5y)
$80-140k
₹8 – ₹18 LPA India
Senior (5+y)
$140-250k+
₹18 – ₹40+ LPA India

Salary ranges are market estimates and vary significantly based on primary job title, location, and seniority level.

How strong is your Cobol?

Get a personalized skill gap analysis showing exactly where you stand vs what employers need. Track your progress with verifiable evidence.

Check My Cobol Skill Gaps Free