Network and systems administrator

#20Declining

5/5

Key facts

−4.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: high according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −4.1% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Installs, secures and maintains an organisation's servers, networks and IT tools.

27 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

enterprise administrator
ICT network administrator
ICT sysadmin
ICT sysadmins
ICT system administrator
ICT system administrators
ICT system configurator
ICT systems administrator
ICT systems administrators
IT system administrator
IT system configurator
IT systems administrator
network administrator
network administrators
network manager
network specialist
network support
networks administrator
server administrator
sysadmin
system and network administrator
system and networks administrator
system configuration professional
system configurator
system configurators
system setup professional
systems configurator

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (high)

Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Network and computer systems administrators)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $99,130

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.