Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

The role of Network and Computer Systems Administrators is to 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.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $100,580 and $48 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Network and Computer Systems Administrators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 323,020 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Network and Computer Systems Administrators is $18,413. The average length of the programs is 567 hours and the average completion time is 10.77 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Computer and Information Sciences	265	$29,548	-	683 Hours	11.20 Months
Network and System Administration/Administrator	191	$15,670	$3,353	591 Hours	9.27 Months
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	404	$21,156	$2,412	428 Hours	11.83 Months

Related Occupations to Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

The following 14 occupations are related to Network and Computer Systems Administrators.

Related Occupations toNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Computer and Information Systems Managers	593K	$180,720	$87
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Information Security Analysts	175K	$124,740	$60
Computer Network Support Specialists	159K	$78,640	$38
Computer User Support Specialists	690K	$63,640	$31
Computer Network Architects	174K	$133,930	$64
Database Administrators	76,140	$104,810	$50
Database Architects	59,920	$137,030	$66
Computer Programmers	120K	$107,750	$52
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	203K	$108,460	$52
Web Developers	85,350	$95,570	$46
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	160K	$64,010	$31

Vocational Programs for Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

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