# Network and Computer Systems Administrators

SOC 15-1244. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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. 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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $99,130 (middle half $78,010–$126,640; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $74,113; 54% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: -4.1%; ~13.4k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Computer And Information Systems: 14% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/computer-and-information-sciences)
- Computer Science: 13% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/computer-science)
- Computer Administration Management And Security: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/information-technology)
- Management Information Systems And Statistics: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/management-information-systems, https://educationguide.com/degrees/management-science-analytics)
- Business Management And Administration: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Information Sciences: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/information-science-studies)
- Communications: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Computer Engineering: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/computer-engineering)
- Psychology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Political Science And Government: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $97,500
- AL: $81,400
- AR: $81,590
- AZ: $90,280
- CA: $106,440
- CO: $103,370
- CT: $105,880
- DC: $110,970
- DE: $94,200
- FL: $95,200
- GA: $97,170
- GU: $59,820
- HI: $101,450
- IA: $84,500
- ID: $91,880
- IL: $100,080
- IN: $84,550
- KS: $83,340
- KY: $87,020
- LA: $90,160
- MA: $110,980
- MD: $118,290
- ME: $83,890
- MI: $92,750
- MN: $101,870
- MO: $80,870
- MS: $79,990
- MT: $80,950
- NC: $95,230
- ND: $86,450
- NE: $84,700
- NH: $100,230
- NJ: $116,420
- NM: $90,790
- NV: $103,440
- NY: $105,810
- OH: $97,570
- OK: $83,990
- OR: $102,000
- PA: $86,140
- PR: $54,200
- RI: $103,100
- SC: $92,520
- SD: $75,010
- TN: $88,100
- TX: $101,240
- UT: $95,820
- VA: $109,610
- VT: $86,020
- WA: $103,910
- WI: $83,650
- WV: $74,490
- WY: $75,220

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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