DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

15-1142  Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Occupational Description:
Install, configure, and support an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May monitor and test Web site performance to ensure Web sites operate correctly and without interruption. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. May supervise computer user support specialists and computer network support specialists. May administer network security measures. Excludes “Information Security Analysts”(15-1122), “Computer User Support Specialists” (15-1151), and “Computer Network Support Specialists” (15-1152).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 57023$32.69/hr$1.62/hr$20.53/hr$25.32/hr$31.72/hr$38.47/hr$46.40/hr
Minnesota 8,520375$35.40/hr$0.42/hr$23.51/hr$28.60/hr$34.54/hr$42.63/hr$48.68/hr
U S 350,3202,452$37.19/hr$0.11/hr$21.60/hr$27.52/hr$35.36/hr$45.02/hr$56.14/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Network and Computer Systems Administrators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services260$33.26/hr
Professional and Business Services80$28.82/hr
Financial Activities60$31.09/hr
Manufacturing30$33.69/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities30$29.73/hr
Other Regional Data For Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 6,790 $35.54/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 570 $31.72/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 270 $27.60/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 230 $29.34/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 180 $29.92/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 130 $29.91/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 110 $32.37/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 110 $31.65/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 70 $31.72/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 70 $25.99/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 50 $27.61/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 50 $31.04/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $27.99/hr N/A