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Computer Network Support Specialists

SOC 15-1231 · 2024-2034

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.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California
$81,407per year
Projected openings
9,510
Projected change
+5.8%
Usually needs
Associate's degree

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

  1. Critical Thinking
  2. Active Listening
  3. Judgment and Decision Making
  4. Reading Comprehension
  5. Speaking
  6. Active Learning

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
San Rafael MD (Marin County)$109,25540
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)$103,197820
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties)$101,167640
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)$100,484570
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties)$88,193510
Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County)$86,03660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County)$82,67830
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County)$82,616100
Merced MSA (Merced County)$82,33930
Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County)$82,33940
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County)$80,294130
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$79,504680
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)$79,391130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)$78,733540
Salinas MSA (Monterey County)$78,67270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$77,8302,180
Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County)$77,81950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County)$77,05960
Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties)$76,874130
Vallejo MSA (Solano County)$76,84350
Napa MSA (Napa County)$76,18640
North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties)$74,89130
Visalia MSA (Tulare County)$73,93650
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$73,927850
El Centro MSA (Imperial County)$70,99820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties)$68,66730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties)$64,33220
Redding MSA (Shasta County)$62,76120

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

The job this trains forTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$109,42011,510-4.5%
Computer Network Architects$163,3179,510+11.8%
Computer Occupations, All Other$138,20359,320+11.1%
Computer User Support Specialists$81,79744,720-2.2%
Software Developers$179,292207,260+18.4%
Information Security Analysts$142,44913,930+29.1%

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