Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

15-1231 Computer Network Support Specialists

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. Excludes "Computer Network Architects" (15-1241) and "Network and Computer Systems Administrators" (15-1244).

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National estimates for Computer Network Support Specialists
Industry profile for Computer Network Support Specialists
Geographic profile for Computer Network Support Specialists

National estimates for Computer Network Support Specialists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Computer Network Support Specialists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
184,220	1.4 %	$ 34.16	$ 71,040	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Computer Network Support Specialists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 19.53	$ 24.39	$ 31.47	$ 41.31	$ 53.10
Annual Wage (2)	$ 40,620	$ 50,730	$ 65,450	$ 85,930	$ 110,450

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Industry profile for Computer Network Support Specialists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Computer Network Support Specialists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Computer Network Support Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Computer Network Support Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	38,920	1.77	$ 34.74	$ 72,260
Telecommunications	22,360	3.23	$ 37.27	$ 77,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10,900	0.45	$ 34.38	$ 71,510
Elementary and Secondary Schools	8,020	0.10	$ 29.75	$ 61,870
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	7,330	0.24	$ 30.87	$ 64,200

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Computer Network Support Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Telecommunications	22,360	3.23	$ 37.27	$ 77,510
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	1,230	2.45	$ 32.74	$ 68,110
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	38,920	1.77	$ 34.74	$ 72,260
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	6,240	1.74	$ 35.91	$ 74,690
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	220	1.11	$ 39.59	$ 82,340

Top paying industries for Computer Network Support Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,410	0.15	$ 42.09	$ 87,550
Oil and Gas Extraction	350	0.28	$ 41.25	$ 85,800
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	740	0.19	$ 40.14	$ 83,490
Natural Gas Distribution	100	0.09	$ 40.12	$ 83,450
Scientific Research and Development Services	1,330	0.18	$ 39.88	$ 82,940

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Geographic profile for Computer Network Support Specialists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Computer Network Support Specialists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Computer Network Support Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Computer Network Support Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	17,570	1.45	1.10	$ 37.00	$ 76,950
California	15,390	0.94	0.71	$ 36.33	$ 75,570
Illinois	12,960	2.30	1.74	$ 31.96	$ 66,470
New York	12,170	1.40	1.06	$ 38.02	$ 79,080
Florida	8,910	1.05	0.80	$ 31.75	$ 66,030

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Network Support Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland	7,310	2.90	2.19	$ 36.56	$ 76,040
Rhode Island	1,060	2.39	1.81	$ 30.14	$ 62,690
Illinois	12,960	2.30	1.74	$ 31.96	$ 66,470
Nebraska	2,010	2.14	1.61	$ 28.58	$ 59,450
Virginia	7,720	2.09	1.58	$ 36.31	$ 75,520

Top paying states for Computer Network Support Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	5,090	1.35	1.02	$ 43.15	$ 89,760
Washington	3,500	1.10	0.83	$ 42.83	$ 89,080
Massachusetts	4,490	1.34	1.01	$ 42.76	$ 88,940
Connecticut	760	0.50	0.37	$ 38.30	$ 79,670
New York	12,170	1.40	1.06	$ 38.02	$ 79,080

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Computer Network Support Specialists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	11,710	1.33	1.00	$ 42.51	$ 88,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,520	2.41	1.82	$ 32.77	$ 68,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	7,400	2.45	1.85	$ 37.58	$ 78,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,310	2.04	1.54	$ 43.08	$ 89,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,360	0.92	0.70	$ 34.27	$ 71,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,950	1.88	1.42	$ 34.62	$ 72,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,640	1.72	1.30	$ 36.88	$ 76,720
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,240	1.63	1.23	$ 42.85	$ 89,130
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	4,020	3.12	2.36	$ 37.66	$ 78,330
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,980	2.15	1.62	$ 35.87	$ 74,620

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Network Support Specialists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Jefferson City, MO	410	5.70	4.31	$ 23.13	$ 48,100
California-Lexington Park, MD	200	4.34	3.28	$ 33.72	$ 70,150
Champaign-Urbana, IL	380	4.02	3.04	$ 30.61	$ 63,670
Ames, IA	170	3.80	2.87	$ 26.06	$ 54,200
Carbondale-Marion, IL	170	3.44	2.59	$ 26.87	$ 55,880
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	4,020	3.12	2.36	$ 37.66	$ 78,330
Bloomington, IL	250	3.01	2.27	$ 28.89	$ 60,090
Raleigh, NC	1,850	2.97	2.24	$ 36.45	$ 75,820
Lincoln, NE	510	2.94	2.22	$ 27.60	$ 57,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX	3,010	2.86	2.16	$ 30.52	$ 63,480