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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. 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.
What a network and computer systems administrator does
Become a network and computer systems administrator
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good network and computer systems administrator
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $53 per hour with a typical salary of $108,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $40 and $67 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $52,900 and $121,600 per year.
- 64% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $51 per hour with a typical salary of $60,600 per year.
Network And Computer Systems Administrator job outlook
- There are 7,269 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,614 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 11% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.