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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
15-1152 Computer Network Support Specialists
Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption. Excludes "Network and Computer Systems Administrators" (15-1142) and "Computer Network Architects" (15-1143).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 186,230 |
1.2 % |
$32.46 |
$67,510 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.77 |
$22.85 |
$29.97 |
$39.42 |
$50.59 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$36,960 |
$47,530 |
$62,340 |
$82,000 |
$105,230 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
33,210 |
1.65 |
$32.93 |
$68,490 |
| Telecommunications |
26,330 |
3.37 |
$34.97 |
$72,740 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
12,650 |
0.54 |
$32.33 |
$67,240 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
7,700 |
2.51 |
$34.64 |
$72,060 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
6,420 |
0.21 |
$29.05 |
$60,430 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Telecommunications |
26,330 |
3.37 |
$34.97 |
$72,740 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
7,700 |
2.51 |
$34.64 |
$72,060 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
980 |
1.84 |
$27.04 |
$56,250 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
33,210 |
1.65 |
$32.93 |
$68,490 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
6,300 |
1.02 |
$32.69 |
$68,000 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
17,420 |
1.04 |
0.80 |
$36.94 |
$76,830 |
| Texas |
16,890 |
1.42 |
1.09 |
$34.58 |
$71,940 |
| New York |
13,650 |
1.48 |
1.14 |
$36.39 |
$75,690 |
| Florida |
9,570 |
1.14 |
0.87 |
$27.93 |
$58,090 |
| Illinois |
9,390 |
1.58 |
1.21 |
$34.10 |
$70,940 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
8,310 |
3.12 |
2.39 |
$34.65 |
$72,070 |
| Rhode Island |
1,380 |
2.90 |
2.22 |
$25.69 |
$53,430 |
| Missouri |
5,910 |
2.12 |
1.62 |
$26.49 |
$55,100 |
| Nebraska |
1,930 |
1.99 |
1.52 |
$26.74 |
$55,620 |
| Virginia |
7,330 |
1.93 |
1.48 |
$36.65 |
$76,240 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
10,150 |
1.52 |
1.16 |
$39.86 |
$82,910 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
6,810 |
1.86 |
1.42 |
$35.42 |
$73,670 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
6,070 |
2.44 |
1.86 |
$39.82 |
$82,830 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
5,960 |
2.36 |
1.81 |
$40.99 |
$85,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,520 |
2.11 |
1.61 |
$34.13 |
$70,980 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
4,280 |
3.15 |
2.41 |
$35.24 |
$73,300 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,180 |
2.11 |
1.62 |
$32.84 |
$68,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,990 |
0.90 |
0.69 |
$36.56 |
$76,050 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
3,220 |
2.38 |
1.82 |
$27.32 |
$56,820 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,000 |
1.02 |
0.78 |
$35.94 |
$74,750 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Jefferson City, MO |
490 |
6.64 |
5.08 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Ames, IA |
190 |
4.22 |
3.23 |
$27.40 |
$57,000 |
| Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division |
2,330 |
3.99 |
3.05 |
$34.43 |
$71,620 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
180 |
3.97 |
3.04 |
$40.70 |
$84,660 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
790 |
3.82 |
2.93 |
$25.56 |
$53,160 |
| Rochester, NY |
1,870 |
3.67 |
2.81 |
$24.32 |
$50,580 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
110 |
3.54 |
2.71 |
$38.71 |
$80,520 |
| Iowa City, IA |
310 |
3.34 |
2.55 |
$26.87 |
$55,890 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
790 |
3.31 |
2.53 |
$20.61 |
$42,880 |
| Lincoln, NE |
560 |
3.17 |
2.43 |
$26.71 |
$55,550 |
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