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A bachelor’s degree in computer science is required in order to enter thie field of Networking Administrator.

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Workers normally have a bachelor's degree before landing a job. Degrees are held by 50% of current employees. Post-secondary schooling was enough for 42% of networking administrators. Education topped out at high school for 8% of workers.


Job Overview

Networking administrators are responsible for looking after an organization’s LAN/WAN connections. They are also required to sort out the technical considerations of all levels of the network.


Job Requirements

As a new entrant in the field, networking administrators are involved with routine monitoring and up keeping of the networking systems. After gaining more experience they move on to senior levels and may become senior network administrators. They are also required to make presentations to managers on the networking systems of the organization.

Networking administrators should always try to acquire latest skills. Many computing firms offer professional development seminars, which can enhance their networking abilities and help to advance their careers. Employers, colleges, universities and hardware vendors also offer continuing education programs. These programs help sharpen the skills of networking administrators.

If required, networking administrators may have to work ‘on call’ for the evening and even on weekends. Networking administrators need to work in close association with their colleagues. As technology advances and computer networks expand, networking administrators may be required to work from a long distance to provide technical support.


Nature of Work

Networking administrators design, install and support an organization’s network system. They work in different professional environments like government organizations, small businesses, professional offices and large corporations. They also plan, coordinate and administer the security system of the network. They also look after networking facilities, individual machines like drivers, settings of personal computers and printers. At times, their work includes maintenance of different network servers like file servers and VPN gateways.

Networking administrators usually work in comfortable office environments. Networking administrators need to be thorough in their subject and also have good interpersonal management skills. As with all professionals working for long hours on computers, networking administrators also face the risk of suffering from eyestrain, back problems and hand and wrist problems. With the expansion of computer networks, networking administrators may be able to provide technical support from far off locations. Such a system could lessen the traveling done by network administrators.


Area Job Conditions

You'll see a lot of employees in Washington (District of Columbia), Lawrence (Kansas), and Bethesda (Maryland), and comparatively fewer in McAllen (Texas), Lake Charles (Louisiana), and Houma (Louisiana).

Wages for Networking administrators are highest in San Jose (California), San Francisco (California), and Vallejo (California), and lowest in McAllen (Texas), Lawton (Oklahoma), and Great Falls (Montana).


Part-Time and Self Employment

Part-time work suffices for 3% of networking administrators.


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Networking Administrators by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

Alabama

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Anniston $58,000 40 -64%
Auburn $62,000 100 -4%
Birmingham $67,000 1,250 -11%
Decatur $61,000 50 -61%
Dothan $58,000 50 -65%
Florence $53,000 60 -50%
Huntsville $62,000 830 +54%
Mobile $52,000 320 -32%
Montgomery $62,000 340 -23%
Tuscaloosa $53,000 90 -59%

Alaska

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Anchorage $64,000 500 +21%
Fairbanks $91,000 60 -18%

Arizona

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Flagstaff $65,000 60 -54%
Kingman $46,000 60 -50%
Phoenix $67,000 4,180 -17%
Prescott $59,000 60 -60%
Tucson $55,000 460 -53%
Yuma $56,000 50 -65%

Arkansas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Fayetteville $63,000 660 +29%
Fort Smith $55,000 210 -29%
Hot Springs $47,000 40 -52%
Jonesboro $48,000 60 -48%
Little Rock $62,000 680 -24%

California

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bakersfield $68,000 260 -63%
Chico $59,000 80 -52%
El Centro $74,000 30 -75%
Fresno $65,000 400 -55%
Hanford $62,000 40 -38%
Madera $69,000 50 -40%
Merced $60,000 50 -63%
Modesto $65,000 110 -74%
Napa $74,000 90 -41%
Oakland $81,000 3,440 +24%
Oxnard $76,000 600 -24%
Redding $58,000 80 -50%
Riverside $69,000 1,690 -51%
Sacramento $71,000 1,910 -20%
Salinas $72,000 140 -65%
San Diego $71,000 3,280 -9%
San Francisco $91,000 4,610 +71%
San Jose $98,000 3,630 +46%
San Luis Obispo $65,000 130 -47%
Santa Ana $72,000 3,590 -13%
Santa Barbara $68,000 480 +11%
Santa Cruz $75,000 140 -35%
Santa Rosa $68,000 390 -18%
Stockton $66,000 220 -60%
Vallejo $82,000 170 -45%
Visalia $53,000 110 -68%
Yuba City $62,000 50 -44%

Colorado

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Boulder $78,000 820 +98%
Colorado Springs $71,000 1,250 +90%
Denver $75,000 5,230 +55%
Fort Collins $74,000 270 -11%
Grand Junction $60,000 50 -63%
Greeley $66,000 100 -45%
Pueblo $61,000 60 -53%

Connecticut

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bridgeport $81,000 1,260 +8%
Danbury $72,000 80 -54%
Hartford $67,000 1,500 -3%
New Haven $66,000 820 +11%
Norwich $70,000 180 -43%
Waterbury $69,000 80 -51%

Delaware

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Dover $51,000 140 +8%
Wilmington $76,000 1,100 +26%

District of Columbia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Washington $80,000 18,280 +192%

Florida

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Cape Coral $76,000 290 -47%
Deltona $61,000 190 -52%
Fort Lauderdale $69,000 1,680 -15%
Fort Walton Beach $61,000 130 -29%
Gainesville $62,000 110 -62%
Jacksonville $65,000 950 -41%
Lakeland $62,000 190 -62%
Miami $77,000 2,060 -23%
Naples $75,000 90 -70%
Ocala $59,000 80 -66%
Orlando $71,000 1,940 -31%
Palm Bay $65,000 440 -14%
Panama City $53,000 70 -58%
Pensacola $57,000 230 -40%
Port St Lucie $59,000 190 -41%
Sarasota $60,000 380 -45%
Sebastian $54,000 40 -64%
Tallahassee $64,000 660 +58%
Tampa $67,000 2,440 -26%
West Palm Beach $74,000 930 -35%

Georgia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Albany $56,000 70 -52%
Atlanta $72,000 6,500 +1%
Augusta $59,000 250 -53%
Brunswick $57,000 50 -49%
Columbus $65,000 260 -5%
Gainesville $65,000 70 -59%
Macon $65,000 240 -3%
Rome $56,000 40 -51%
Savannah $53,000 150 -61%
Valdosta $49,000 50 -62%
Warner Robins $77,000 110 -6%

Hawaii

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Honolulu $65,000 790 -32%

Idaho

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Boise $51,000 650 -8%
Idaho Falls $56,000 40 -64%
Pocatello $48,000 60 -10%

Illinois

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bloomington $65,000 280 +64%
Champaign $63,000 220 -5%
Chicago $75,000 11,170 +8%
Peoria $53,000 250 -43%
Rockford $60,000 170 -56%
Springfield $57,000 170 -34%

Indiana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bloomington $53,000 140 -15%
Columbus $70,000 90 -8%
Elkhart $54,000 140 -57%
Evansville $54,000 260 -42%
Fort Wayne $54,000 650 +18%
Gary $57,000 360 -51%
Indianapolis $62,000 2,530 +5%
Lafayette $56,000 300 +63%
Michigan City $49,000 60 -39%
Muncie $51,000 120 +14%
South Bend $59,000 220 -36%
Terre Haute $53,000 100 -41%

Iowa

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Ames $59,000 140 +62%
Cedar Rapids $62,000 340 -1%
Davenport $60,000 310 -35%
Des Moines $69,000 1,400 +62%
Dubuque $52,000 60 -50%
Iowa City $58,000 240 +38%
Sioux City $57,000 140 -19%
Waterloo $53,000 110 -48%

Kansas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Lawrence $45,000 230 +119%
Topeka $56,000 320 +16%
Wichita $53,000 590 -27%

Kentucky

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bowling Green $43,000 70 -49%
Elizabethtown $58,000 60 -40%
Lexington $52,000 470 -26%
Louisville $56,000 1,060 -36%
Owensboro $48,000 50 -56%

Louisiana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Alexandria $57,000 40 -72%
Baton Rouge $52,000 270 -72%
Houma $55,000 40 -83%
Lafayette $56,000 100 -73%
Lake Charles $54,000 40 -81%
Monroe $48,000 100 -48%
New Orleans $59,000 450 -67%
Shreveport $52,000 130 -71%

Maine

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bangor $57,000 120 -22%
Lewiston $56,000 150 +31%
Portland $62,000 470 -11%

Maryland

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Baltimore $76,000 4,770 +35%
Bethesda $85,000 3,160 +106%
Cumberland $56,000 60 -25%
Hagerstown $64,000 90 -64%
Salisbury $59,000 120 -3%

Massachusetts

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Barnstable Town $57,000 100 -60%
Boston $79,000 6,480 +39%
Brockton $65,000 110 -50%
Framingham $80,000 760 +82%
Haverhill $65,000 150 -20%
Lawrence $70,000 100 -26%
Leominster $71,000 60 -49%
Lowell $77,000 390 +28%
New Bedford $73,000 70 -55%
Pittsfield $62,000 80 +8%
Springfield $63,000 540 -32%
Taunton $78,000 180 +68%
Worcester $67,000 590 -9%

Michigan

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Ann Arbor $72,000 690 +62%
Battle Creek $58,000 90 -21%
Detroit $67,000 1,350 -29%
Flint $57,000 210 -40%
Grand Rapids $59,000 770 -24%
Holland $68,000 160 -37%
Jackson $58,000 140 +15%
Kalamazoo $53,000 200 -42%
Lansing $55,000 680 +36%
Monroe $55,000 40 -56%
Muskegon $50,000 70 -51%
Niles $57,000 90 -39%
Saginaw $58,000 140 -25%
Warren $69,000 3,240 +4%

Minnesota

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Duluth $61,000 220 -32%
Minneapolis $73,000 8,530 +76%
Rochester $62,000 160 -30%
St Cloud $60,000 210 -18%

Mississippi

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Gulfport $55,000 150 -45%
Hattiesburg $49,000 50 -63%
Jackson $51,000 650 -2%
Pascagoula $73,000 60 -45%

Missouri

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Columbia $49,000 330 +64%
Jefferson City $52,000 150 -9%
Joplin $50,000 80 -59%
Kansas City $64,000 4,580 +65%
Springfield $58,000 450 -11%
St Joseph $54,000 60 -49%
St Louis $67,000 5,590 +53%

Montana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Billings $51,000 140 -29%
Great Falls $40,000 50 -35%
Missoula $51,000 100 -18%

Nebraska

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Lincoln $64,000 220 -48%
Omaha $63,000 1,140 -8%

Nevada

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Las Vegas $60,000 900 -64%
Reno $64,000 160 -70%

New Hampshire

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Manchester $68,000 240 -8%
Nashua $68,000 360 +2%
Portsmouth $69,000 140 +5%
Rochester $65,000 170 +26%

New Jersey

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Atlantic City $70,000 130 -66%
Camden $71,000 730 -49%
Edison $85,000 3,920 +41%
Newark $78,000 2,160 -21%
Trenton $75,000 860 +54%

New Mexico

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Albuquerque $68,000 430 -59%
Farmington $73,000 40 -67%
Las Cruces $67,000 70 -52%
Santa Fe $54,000 190 +25%

New York

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Albany $63,000 770 -34%
Binghamton $56,000 170 -36%
Buffalo $62,000 810 -44%
Glens Falls $61,000 60 -52%
Ithaca $60,000 130 +33%
Kingston $69,000 50 -65%
Nassau $77,000 2,100 -38%
New York $85,000 14,250 +3%
Poughkeepsie $64,000 280 -55%
Rochester $64,000 1,200 -10%
Syracuse $60,000 560 -32%
Utica $62,000 270 -16%

North Carolina

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Asheville $54,000 160 -65%
Burlington $63,000 70 -50%
Charlotte $72,000 2,170 -9%
Durham $75,000 950 +32%
Fayetteville $57,000 120 -61%
Goldsboro $58,000 40 -53%
Greensboro $66,000 530 -46%
Greenville $62,000 100 -42%
Hickory $61,000 170 -59%
Raleigh $63,000 1,640 +20%
Rocky Mount $67,000 80 -42%
Wilmington $60,000 200 -46%
Winston Salem $68,000 370 -34%

North Dakota

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bismarck $46,000 110 -17%
Fargo $51,000 200 -31%
Grand Forks $46,000 80 -29%

Ohio

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Akron $63,000 970 +9%
Canton $57,000 230 -49%
Cincinnati $65,000 3,180 +13%
Cleveland $63,000 3,000 +5%
Columbus $65,000 3,930 +56%
Dayton $56,000 1,270 +22%
Lima $54,000 80 -35%
Mansfield $49,000 70 -43%
Sandusky $49,000 50 -37%
Springfield $62,000 50 -54%
Toledo $58,000 690 -16%
Youngstown $56,000 310 -49%

Oklahoma

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Lawton $45,000 90 +8%
Oklahoma City $56,000 1,160 -23%
Tulsa $59,000 880 -24%

Oregon

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bend $59,000 70 -58%
Corvallis $56,000 80 +16%
Eugene $59,000 340 -11%
Medford $58,000 110 -47%
Portland $68,000 2,850 +2%
Salem $67,000 150 -61%

Pennsylvania

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Allentown $69,000 520 -42%
Altoona $56,000 110 -22%
Erie $58,000 230 -28%
Harrisburg $65,000 1,110 +33%
Johnstown $53,000 100 -25%
Lancaster $63,000 430 -30%
Lebanon $61,000 30 -72%
Philadelphia $76,000 6,470 +27%
Pittsburgh $67,000 3,410 +11%
Reading $59,000 310 -27%
Scranton $55,000 480 -29%
State College $52,000 150 +13%
Williamsport $50,000 120 +1%
York $65,000 240 -48%

Rhode Island

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Providence $69,000 1,090 -28%

South Carolina

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Anderson $55,000 50 -65%
Charleston $56,000 630 -18%
Columbia $58,000 600 -36%
Florence $56,000 70 -66%
Greenville $58,000 690 -14%
Myrtle Beach $51,000 90 -70%
Spartanburg $60,000 170 -45%

South Dakota

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Rapid City $51,000 110 -26%
Sioux Falls $55,000 600 +71%

Tennessee

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Chattanooga $57,000 350 -43%
Clarksville $49,000 90 -51%
Jackson $55,000 100 -26%
Johnson City $56,000 50 -72%
Kingsport $51,000 140 -51%
Knoxville $58,000 590 -33%
Memphis $70,000 1,130 -32%
Morristown $61,000 30 -72%
Nashville $62,000 2,590 +26%

Texas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Abilene $54,000 70 -53%
Amarillo $63,000 230 -8%
Austin $62,000 2,380 +16%
Beaumont $57,000 180 -55%
Brownsville $45,000 120 -62%
College Station $58,000 180 -4%
Corpus Christi $49,000 210 -54%
Dallas $73,000 8,930 +57%
El Paso $55,000 340 -51%
Fort Worth $66,000 2,510 +8%
Houston $71,000 7,170 +3%
Killeen $66,000 300 0%
Laredo $45,000 90 -56%
Longview $51,000 110 -52%
Lubbock $54,000 240 -21%
Mcallen $44,000 140 -75%
Midland $58,000 90 -43%
San Angelo $51,000 140 +51%
San Antonio $56,000 2,110 -7%
Sherman $59,000 60 -33%
Texarkana $54,000 40 -69%
Tyler $48,000 160 -28%
Victoria $65,000 30 -72%
Waco $53,000 220 -8%
Wichita Falls $49,000 40 -71%

Utah

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Logan $53,000 90 -15%
Ogden $61,000 280 -46%
Provo $61,000 470 +10%
Salt Lake City $62,000 1,740 +3%

Vermont

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Burlington $65,000 410 +49%

Virginia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Blacksburg $64,000 140 -4%
Charlottesville $62,000 430 +87%
Danville $45,000 50 -36%
Harrisonburg $55,000 70 -45%
Lynchburg $56,000 150 -40%
Richmond $69,000 1,850 +15%
Roanoke $66,000 270 -33%
Virginia Beach $62,000 2,100 +3%
Winchester $68,000 60 -51%

Washington

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bellingham $57,000 120 -38%
Bremerton $64,000 130 -36%
Kennewick $74,000 80 -64%
Longview $58,000 60 -18%
Mount Vernon $71,000 50 -51%
Olympia $66,000 170 -26%
Seattle $78,000 7,130 +84%
Spokane $60,000 480 -12%
Tacoma $69,000 390 -45%
Wenatchee $67,000 50 -45%
Yakima $65,000 110 -44%

West Virginia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Charleston $57,000 180 -51%
Huntington $53,000 90 -68%
Morgantown $54,000 60 -44%
Parkersburg $52,000 60 -64%
Wheeling $51,000 90 -41%

Wisconsin

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Appleton $56,000 180 -37%
Eau Claire $54,000 130 -30%
Fond $54,000 70 -31%
Green Bay $60,000 270 -37%
Janesville $57,000 90 -42%
La Crosse $52,000 120 -27%
Madison $63,000 860 -3%
Milwaukee $66,000 1,850 -19%
Oshkosh $66,000 270 +31%
Racine $70,000 120 -36%
Sheboygan $65,000 140 +4%
Wausau $57,000 140 -13%

Wyoming

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Casper $47,000 60 -30%
Cheyenne $58,000 50 -50%
*FOOTNOTES: Job Facts salary and numbers data is based on US Department of Labor Statistics data for 2011. Other data on page may be from earlier years. Typical salary is given as median salary, where 50% in the job make more and 50% less. Salary range is Job Hunt's estimates of typical starting salary as being at the 10th percentile of reported pay and typical top end salary, for the most senior workers, as being at the 90th. Job openings is an estimate of new jobs every year due to growth plus those leaving the field. Where NA is given data is not available. Suggested studies is based on Job Hunt research, suggesting a minimum degree level that is judged to offer the best opportunities for entry-level employment. This Network and Systems Administrators schools and career page was originally researched by CityTownInfo.com.