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Computer Network Architects

Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning, including analysis of capacity needs for network infrastructures. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.

SOC: 15-1241.00

Common Job Titles

Computer Network TechnologistNetwork AnalystSolutions ArchitectSystems Engineer
Wage Data According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Annual wage data for Computer Network Architects (2024)

Estimated Total Employment (U.S.)

177,010

Wage Distribution by Percentile

MetricU.S.
10% of workers earn the following or less$79,520
10% of workers earn the following or more$198,030
Workers on average earn$135,890

+ indicates wage is at or above the BLS reporting cap ($239,200/year)

Skills & Requirements

Key competencies for this occupation, ranked by importance

  • Computers and Electronics4.7/5
  • Telecommunications4.3/5
  • Engineering and Technology4.3/5
  • English Language3.8/5
  • Education and Training3.3/5
Tools & Technology

Equipment and software commonly used in this occupation

In-Demand Technology

Frequently requested by employers in job postings

AJAXAdobe After EffectsAmazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftAmazon Simple Storage Service S3Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationAmazon Web Services AWS softwareAnsible softwareApache CassandraApache HadoopApache HiveApache KafkaApache MavenApache SparkApache Subversion SVNApache TomcatApple macOSAtlassian ConfluenceAtlassian JIRAAutodesk AutoCADAutodesk RevitBashBorder Gateway Protocol BGPCC#C++Cascading style sheets CSSChefCisco WebexDassault Systemes SolidWorksDjangoDockerDrupalESRI ArcGIS softwareEclipse IDEElasticsearchExtensible markup language XMLGitGitHubGoGoogle AndroidGoogle AngularHibernate ORMHypertext markup language HTMLIBM TerraformIBM WebSphere MQJUnitJavaScriptJavaScript Object Notation JSONLinuxMicrosoft .NET FrameworkMicrosoft ASP.NETMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Active Server Pages ASPMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft DynamicsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft PowerShellMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft Visual StudioMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows ServerMicrosoft WordMongoDBMySQLNoSQLNode.jsOracle DatabaseOracle JavaOracle PL/SQLPHPPerlPostgreSQLPuppetPythonRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat OpenShiftRubySAP softwareScalaSeleniumShell scriptSplunk EnterpriseSpring BootSpring FrameworkStructured query language SQLSwiftTableauTeradata DatabaseThe MathWorks MATLABTransact-SQLTrimble SketchUp ProUNIXUNIX ShelljQuery

Technology Skills

Access management softwareAdobe ActionScriptAdvanced business application programming ABAPAirMagnet EnterpriseApache AntApache GroovyApache HTTP ServerApache Pig

Tools & Equipment

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