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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
188,740 |
1.3 % |
$32.58 |
$67,770 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$17.81 |
$22.86 |
$30.13 |
$39.69 |
$50.92 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$37,040 |
$47,550 |
$62,670 |
$82,560 |
$105,910 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
36,290 |
1.84 |
$32.91 |
$68,450 |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
19,360 |
3.37 |
$36.51 |
$75,930 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
11,650 |
0.51 |
$32.41 |
$67,410 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
8,800 |
2.97 |
$35.40 |
$73,620 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
7,810 |
1.26 |
$33.97 |
$70,660 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Other Telecommunications |
3,420 |
4.65 |
$34.00 |
$70,730 |
Satellite Telecommunications |
240 |
4.15 |
$42.31 |
$88,000 |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
19,360 |
3.37 |
$36.51 |
$75,930 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
8,800 |
2.97 |
$35.40 |
$73,620 |
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) |
2,750 |
2.28 |
$32.66 |
$67,930 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
19,320 |
1.21 |
0.90 |
$37.35 |
$77,690 |
Texas |
17,730 |
1.51 |
1.12 |
$34.40 |
$71,560 |
New York |
10,940 |
1.20 |
0.89 |
$36.97 |
$76,900 |
Illinois |
9,810 |
1.66 |
1.24 |
$33.80 |
$70,300 |
Ohio |
9,630 |
1.80 |
1.34 |
$28.48 |
$59,240 |
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 |
8,120 |
3.08 |
2.29 |
$34.97 |
$72,730 |
Rhode Island |
1,180 |
2.47 |
1.84 |
$24.14 |
$50,220 |
Arizona |
5,530 |
2.08 |
1.55 |
$32.69 |
$67,990 |
Virginia |
7,390 |
1.97 |
1.46 |
$36.34 |
$75,580 |
Missouri |
5,340 |
1.93 |
1.44 |
$27.61 |
$57,430 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
8,300 |
1.26 |
0.94 |
$41.32 |
$85,950 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
7,380 |
2.03 |
1.51 |
$35.05 |
$72,900 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
6,310 |
2.60 |
1.93 |
$39.40 |
$81,950 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
6,270 |
2.52 |
1.87 |
$39.81 |
$82,800 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,260 |
2.45 |
1.82 |
$35.55 |
$73,930 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,650 |
2.40 |
1.79 |
$33.52 |
$69,720 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
4,270 |
3.18 |
2.36 |
$36.51 |
$75,940 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
4,230 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
$36.03 |
$74,940 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
3,180 |
2.63 |
1.96 |
$32.23 |
$67,030 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
3,110 |
2.97 |
2.21 |
$43.83 |
$91,160 |
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