Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Computer Network Support Specialists

Moderate Risk
60%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
65%
(High Risk)
POLLING
54%
(Moderate Risk)
Average: 60%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
7.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$71,530
or $34.39 per hour
Volume
158,720
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.4/10

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Calculated automation risk

65% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

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User poll

54% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 65% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Computer Network Support Specialists will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Computer Network Support Specialists' job openings is expected to rise 7.3% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Computer Network Support Specialists' was $71,530, or $34 per hour

'Computer Network Support Specialists' were paid 48.8% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 158,720 people employed as 'Computer Network Support Specialists' within the United States.

This represents around 0.10% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 956 people are employed as 'Computer Network Support Specialists'.

Job description

Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), cloud networks, servers, and other data communications networks. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.

SOC Code: 15-1231.00

Comments

John 2 years ago
Networking jobs won't completely go away. There will just be less network engineers needed. This isn't the result of automation. It's the result of the emergence of new technology and in house services. The cloud still needs servers in order to function. Network engineers are now learning cloud computing, but even that will be heavily automated soon.
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Baby 4 years ago
Yeah I can see this coming as automation and the cloud services are phasing out any support
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