- Based on 65 Jobtrees users who were a Network Administrator in their career, on average, they have 4.61 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 4.1 years on average and earn $73K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 8% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Network Administrator are Information Technology Consultant, Network Engineer and Business Owner. Information Technology Consultant, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Information Technology Consultant isn't from the Systems job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Network Administrator shown by Network Engineer also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Secretary, Production Scheduler and Senior Consultant as they commonly lead to Network Administrator as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Network Administrator are Computer Technician, Driver and Network Engineer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Computer Technician, the most common step before Network Administrator, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Computer Technician is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Network Administrator that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Network Administrator career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Network Administrator so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Computer Technician isn't from the same job family as Network Administrator, Systems, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Driver also being a common career path to Network Administrator.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Network Administrator, you should also consider Systems Administrator, Information Technology Director and Security System Installer as they commonly lead to Network Administrator as well.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Network Administrator are Bachelor Degree In Economics, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Information Systems Security. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Computer Technician being on the path to and from Network Administrator. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Network Administrator is part of the Systems job family which has a limited number of unique role types (18) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Network Administrator are Network Administratorcertification, Systems/network Administrator.