- Based on 68 Jobtrees users who were a Network Engineer in their career, on average, they have 2.84 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.4 years on average in this job building experience and earn $88K per year before moving on.
- 15% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Network Engineer are Mathematician, Senior Network Engineer and Sales Engineer. While Mathematician isn't from the Engineering - Electrical job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Network Engineer shown by Senior 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 Information Technology Intern, Systems Engineer and Research Scientist as they commonly lead to Network Engineer 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 Engineer are Senior Network Engineer, Security Engineer and Network Administrator based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Senior Network Engineer, the most common step before Network Engineer, 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 Senior Network Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Network Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Network Engineer 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 Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Senior Network Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Electrical as Network Engineer, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Security Engineer also leading to Network Engineer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Network Engineer, you should also consider Systems Engineer, Research Scientist and Analytics Manager as they commonly lead to Network Engineer as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Network Engineer are Associate Degree In Information Technology, Master Degree In Computer Science, and Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Computer Science. 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 Senior Network Engineer being on the path to and from Network Engineer. 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 Engineer is part of the Engineering - Electrical job family which has a limited number of unique role types (12) 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 Engineer are Network Security Engineer.