- Network administrators are responsible for installing and configuring various kinds of computer networks. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there were about 338,890 computer network and systems administrators in 2009, earning an average wage of about $34.10 per hour or about $70,930 per year. Network administrators in the top 10th percentile of earners made an average of about $50.95 per hour or $105,970 per year, while those in the lowest 10th percentile earned about $20.16 per hour or $41,940 per year.
- Computer network analysts are responsible for testing, evaluating and planing how computer networks communicate and transmit information. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there were about 226,080 computer network analysts in 2009, earning an average wage of about $36.81 per hour or about $76,560 per year. Those in the top 10th percentile of earners made about $55.83 per hour or about $116,120 per year, while those in the lowest 10th percentile made about $20.62 per hour or $42,880 per year.
- The "computer systems design and related services" sector of the economy employed the highest number of computer network administrators in 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated 48,760 workers in this sector earned an average of about $36.19 per hour or about $75,280 per year. The estimated 23,950 administrators in the second-most common sector, "management of companies and enterprises," earned an average of $35.06 per hour or about $72,920 per year.
- The "computer systems design and related services" sector of the economy employed the highest number of network administrators in 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated network 42,470 administrators in this sector earned an average of about $37.78 an hour or about $78,580 per year. The estimated 23,090 analysts in the second-most common sector, "wired telecommunications carriers," earned an average of about $37.89 an hour or $78,810 per year.
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