Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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).
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) |
| 185,430 |
1.3 % |
$33.10 |
$68,860 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$18.75 |
$23.63 |
$30.51 |
$40.01 |
$51.17 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$38,990 |
$49,160 |
$63,460 |
$83,230 |
$106,420 |
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 |
37,520 |
1.73 |
$34.05 |
$70,830 |
| Telecommunications |
22,130 |
3.08 |
$36.24 |
$75,370 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
12,260 |
0.50 |
$32.43 |
$67,460 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
8,510 |
0.10 |
$30.08 |
$62,560 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
6,820 |
2.03 |
$35.36 |
$73,560 |
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 |
22,130 |
3.08 |
$36.24 |
$75,370 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
1,330 |
2.50 |
$30.47 |
$63,370 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
6,820 |
2.03 |
$35.36 |
$73,560 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
37,520 |
1.73 |
$34.05 |
$70,830 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
200 |
1.05 |
$37.97 |
$78,980 |
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 |
16,860 |
0.97 |
0.77 |
$36.13 |
$75,150 |
| Texas |
15,530 |
1.25 |
0.99 |
$34.39 |
$71,530 |
| New York |
13,710 |
1.44 |
1.14 |
$37.40 |
$77,790 |
| Illinois |
11,130 |
1.85 |
1.46 |
$30.80 |
$64,070 |
| Florida |
8,900 |
1.01 |
0.80 |
$31.26 |
$65,030 |
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 |
8,530 |
3.16 |
2.50 |
$35.30 |
$73,410 |
| Rhode Island |
1,190 |
2.46 |
1.95 |
$28.90 |
$60,110 |
| Missouri |
5,830 |
2.07 |
1.64 |
$28.26 |
$58,780 |
| Nebraska |
1,990 |
2.03 |
1.61 |
$28.25 |
$58,760 |
| South Dakota |
820 |
1.92 |
1.52 |
$22.97 |
$47,770 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
13,450 |
1.39 |
1.10 |
$41.56 |
$86,440 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
9,120 |
1.95 |
1.54 |
$31.49 |
$65,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,300 |
2.29 |
1.82 |
$37.86 |
$78,750 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,880 |
0.94 |
0.75 |
$33.90 |
$70,510 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,450 |
1.99 |
1.57 |
$34.78 |
$72,340 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,300 |
1.45 |
1.15 |
$37.94 |
$78,920 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
4,480 |
3.26 |
2.58 |
$35.37 |
$73,580 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,430 |
1.54 |
1.22 |
$35.63 |
$74,120 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,300 |
1.54 |
1.22 |
$40.81 |
$84,880 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,070 |
1.92 |
1.52 |
$27.40 |
$57,000 |
United States Department of Labor
