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U.S. Dept. of Labor code 15-1244.007% growth 2024-2034, Much faster than average (~29,600 openings/yr)Typical pay: $96,800/yr

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

What this job is about

Ensure the optimal performance and security of computer networks.

What this work involves, step by step

AI can help most with the planning, drafting, and paperwork below — not the hands-on parts.

  1. 1

    Maintain computer networks

    Administer and configure computer networks and related environments.

  2. 2

    Perform data backups

    Execute data backups and disaster recovery operations regularly.

  3. 3

    Diagnose system issues

    Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems as they arise.

  4. 4

    Monitor network performance

    Continuously assess network performance and make necessary adjustments.

  5. 5

    Implement security measures

    Plan and coordinate network security protocols to safeguard data.

Tools used in this work
Adobe AcrobatAJAXAmazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftAmazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationAmazon Web Services AWS softwareAnsible softwareApache CassandraApache HadoopApache HiveApache KafkaApache MavenApache SparkApache Subversion SVNApache TomcatApple macOSAtlassian ConfluenceAtlassian JIRABashBorder Gateway Protocol BGPCC#C++ChefCisco WebexDjangoDockerEclipse IDEElasticsearchEpic SystemsESRI ArcGIS softwareExtensible markup language XMLGitGitHubGoHibernate ORMHypertext markup language HTMLJavaScriptJavaScript Object Notation JSONjQueryLinuxMarketo Marketing AutomationMicrosoft .NET FrameworkMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Active Server Pages ASPMicrosoft ASP.NETMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft PowerShellMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server Integration Services SSISMicrosoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications VBAMicrosoft Visual StudioMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows ServerMongoDBMySQLNode.jsNoSQLOracle DatabaseOracle JavaOracle PeopleSoftOracle PL/SQLOracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementPerlPHPPostgreSQLPuppetPythonRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat OpenShiftRubySAP softwareSASServiceNowShell scriptSplunk EnterpriseStructured query language SQLSwiftTableauTeradata DatabaseTransact-SQLUNIXUNIX Shell

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