Systems administrators

Systems administrators develop, control, maintain and support the optimal performance and security of information technology systems.

Skill level: Highly skilled

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Salary range for the majority of workers in Systems administrators - from $6,366 to $10,668 per month - 2026.
A Systems administrators typically earns between $6,366 and $10,551 gross per month at the start of the job.
After 5 years of service, this is between $7,144 and $11,538 per month for a working week of 38 hours.

Maintaining and administering computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software and all configurations
Recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determining hardware or software requirements related to such changes
Diagnosing hardware and software problems
Performing data backups and disaster recovery operations
Operating master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use