• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
158,720	1.4 %	$ 37.81	$ 78,640	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Computer Network Support Specialists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 21.95	$ 26.30	$ 34.39	$ 44.50	$ 58.61
Annual Wage (2)	$ 45,660	$ 54,700	$ 71,530	$ 92,570	$ 121,920

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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	33,220	1.31	$ 39.44	$ 82,040
Telecommunications	13,550	2.09	$ 39.31	$ 81,770
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10,240	0.37	$ 41.37	$ 86,060
Elementary and Secondary Schools	9,360	0.11	$ 32.62	$ 67,850
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	6,970	0.13	$ 35.49	$ 73,820

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	13,550	2.09	$ 39.31	$ 81,770
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	33,220	1.31	$ 39.44	$ 82,040
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	6,130	1.27	$ 37.59	$ 78,190
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	880	0.84	$ 30.73	$ 63,920
Software Publishers	3,790	0.58	$ 43.79	$ 91,090

Top paying industries for Computer Network Support Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	460	0.25	$ 63.41	$ 131,880
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	50	0.04	$ 55.70	$ 115,860
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	40	0.04	$ 50.97	$ 106,010
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	370	0.09	$ 49.85	$ 103,680
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	670	0.06	$ 49.55	$ 103,050

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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)
California	13,400	0.75	0.71	$ 40.36	$ 83,940
Texas	12,950	0.96	0.91	$ 33.86	$ 70,430
Illinois	10,210	1.70	1.62	$ 39.01	$ 81,150
Florida	10,000	1.04	1.00	$ 36.15	$ 75,190
Ohio	9,320	1.70	1.63	$ 35.43	$ 73,700

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	8,670	3.24	3.10	$ 49.33	$ 102,600
Rhode Island	1,540	3.16	3.03	$ 55.45	$ 115,330
North Dakota	780	1.86	1.78	$ 32.39	$ 67,360
Minnesota	5,180	1.80	1.72	$ 36.67	$ 76,270
Ohio	9,320	1.70	1.63	$ 35.43	$ 73,700

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)
Rhode Island	1,540	3.16	3.03	$ 55.45	$ 115,330
Maryland	8,670	3.24	3.10	$ 49.33	$ 102,600
Connecticut	330	0.20	0.19	$ 46.53	$ 96,780
Washington	3,820	1.09	1.05	$ 46.22	$ 96,130
Alaska	330	1.05	1.00	$ 45.94	$ 95,560

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	8,020	0.84	0.81	$ 44.70	$ 92,980
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,040	1.56	1.49	$ 41.41	$ 86,130
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,420	2.08	1.99	$ 46.05	$ 95,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,820	0.78	0.74	$ 38.04	$ 79,110
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	4,530	3.48	3.33	$ 50.86	$ 105,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,860	1.21	1.16	$ 32.34	$ 67,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,420	0.86	0.82	$ 38.76	$ 80,610
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,410	1.78	1.71	$ 37.38	$ 77,740
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,340	1.19	1.13	$ 43.20	$ 89,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,760	1.33	1.27	$ 48.39	$ 100,650

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)
Bloomington, IL	390	4.28	4.09	$ 33.06	$ 68,750
Cheyenne, WY	160	3.52	3.37	$ 30.52	$ 63,480
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	4,530	3.48	3.33	$ 50.86	$ 105,790
Champaign-Urbana, IL	350	3.34	3.20	$ 32.54	$ 67,670
Iowa City, IA	280	3.15	3.01	$ 32.09	$ 66,740
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1,010	3.01	2.88	$ 49.28	$ 102,500
California-Lexington Park, MD	140	2.95	2.82	$ 46.45	$ 96,620
Ames, IA	130	2.71	2.60	$ 38.29	$ 79,650
Rochester, MN	310	2.62	2.51	$ 38.02	$ 79,080
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1,460	2.56	2.45	$ 54.99	$ 114,380