Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

Vocational Programs for Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
323K	$48.36	$100,580

The role of Network and Computer Systems Administrators is to install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers The average annual wage of the occupations is $100,580 and $48 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Network and Computer Systems Administrators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 323,020 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Network and Computer Systems Administrators is $18,413. The average length of the programs is 567 hours and the average completion time is 10.77 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Network and Computer Systems Administrators Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Network and Computer Systems Administrators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Computer and Information Sciences	265	-	-	683 Hours	11.20 Months
Network and System Administration/Administrator	191	$15,670	$3,353	591 Hours	9.27 Months
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	404	$21,156	$2,412	428 Hours	11.83 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Computer and Information Sciences

265

683 Hours

11.20 Months

Network and System Administration/Administrator

191

$15,670

$3,353

591 Hours

9.27 Months

Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

404

$21,156

$2,412

428 Hours

11.83 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Network and Computer Systems Administrators

The following 691 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Network and Computer Systems Administrators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.