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Network technician

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3/5

Key facts

+8.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +8.5% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Computer network and systems technicians (ISCO 3513). Computer network and systems technicians establish, operate and maintain network and other data communications systems.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

16 job titles linked to this page

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

  • assistant network administrator
  • aviation data communications specialist
  • aviation data communications consultant
  • aviation data communications contractor
  • aviation data communications manager
  • aviation data communications officer
  • aviation sector data manager
  • data communications manager in aviation
  • ICT network technician
  • IT network technician
  • network engineer
  • network maintenance professional
  • network technician
  • network technicians
  • networks technician
  • system engineer

Training

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Gauges

Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)
Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Computer and information systems managers; Computer network support specialists)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $125,680
EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

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

Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.