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Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

About this Career Path

Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.

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Salary Breakdown

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$80,350

AVERAGE ANNUALLY

$47,470

ENTRY LEVEL

$77,030

MID LEVEL

$126,330

EXPERT LEVEL

$38.63

AVERAGE HOURLY

$22.82

ENTRY LEVEL

$37.03

MID LEVEL

$60.74

EXPERT LEVEL

Projected Jobs

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

6,850

Projected job openings through 2030

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Job Titles

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

JOB TITLE

Help Desk Employee

Skill Level - Entry

JOB TITLE

Experienced Technical Support Person

Skill Level - Mid

JOB TITLE

Computer Network Specialist, or Systems Architect, CIO

Skill Level - Advanced

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Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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Top Expected Tasks

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

K

KNOWLEDGE

Computers and Electronics

K

KNOWLEDGE

English Language

K

KNOWLEDGE

Customer and Personal Service

K

KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology

K

KNOWLEDGE

Telecommunications

S

SKILL

Reading Comprehension

S

SKILL

Critical Thinking

S

SKILL

Judgment and Decision Making

S

SKILL

Systems Analysis

S

SKILL

Active Listening

A

ABILITY

Problem Sensitivity

A

ABILITY

Written Comprehension

A

ABILITY

Information Ordering

A

ABILITY

Oral Expression

A

ABILITY

Deductive Reasoning

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