Network and Computer Systems Administrators

This post summarizes key statistics on Network and Computer Systems Administrators using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	25,655
25	61,795
30	73,300
35	81,652
40	87,544
45	96,396
50	97,733
55	101,398
60	100,932
65	96,396

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	0.4
High School Degree	8.5
Some College, No Degree	22.2
Associate's Degree	16.1
Bachelor's Degree	41.3
Master's Degree	10.7
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.3
PhD	0.4

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	1.90
20-39	4.10
39-41	69.50
41-50	19.60
50-60	3.30
More than 60	1.60

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Network and Computer Systems Administrators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
23.40	89,182	Computer and data processing services
6.40	81,652	Colleges and universities
4.00	91,833	Telephone communications
3.80	87,544	Hospitals
3.50	90,403	Insurance
3.30	74,978	Elementary and secondary schools
2.90	87,960	General government, n.e.c.
2.50	79,408	Banking
2.10	97,236	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
2.10	100,932	National security and international affairs

This table highlights the top industries people working as Network and Computer Systems Administrators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
47.30	No 4-Year Degree	79,408
8.10	Computer Science	95,290
6.50	Computer and Information Systems	87,960
3.00	Business Management and Administration	91,626
2.20	Computer Information Management and Security	85,517
2.20	Management Information Systems and Statistics	90,725
2.00	Electrical Engineering	108,870
1.40	Information Sciences	89,672
1.40	General Business	100,176
1.30	Computer Engineering	102,992

This table highlights the top majors people working as Network and Computer Systems Administrators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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