Computer & Math
Computer Network Support
SOC 15-1231
Maintain network gear and help the team when connections go down.
The job
Median pay
$76k
$58k to $99k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.2% projected
Openings a year
9k
BLS projection
Typical education
Associate's
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
83rd pct
More exposed than 83% of occupations · modeled estimate · 88th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
43/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 13,620 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $79k |
| Texas | 9,930 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $67k |
| Florida | 9,450 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $76k |
| Maryland | 8,200 | 3.0 | 3.2× | $97k |
| Ohio | 7,480 | 1.3 | 1.4× | $70k |
| New York | 7,170 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $78k |
| Illinois | 6,960 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $69k |
| North Carolina | 6,080 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $75k~ |
| Virginia | 5,650 | 1.4 | 1.5× | $77k |
| Indiana | 5,030 | 1.6 | 1.7× | $73k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 4,530 | 1.6 | 1.7× | $83k |
| Georgia | 4,440 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Pennsylvania | 4,170 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $78k |
| Missouri | 3,910 | 1.3 | 1.4× | $73k |
| New Jersey | 3,370 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $87k |
| Washington | 3,300 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $102k |
| Minnesota | 2,930 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $76k |
| Oregon | 2,660 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $69k |
| South Carolina | 2,660 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $77k |
| Tennessee | 2,660 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $78k |
| Michigan | 2,470 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $66k |
| Nevada | 2,460 | 1.6 | 1.7× | $86k |
| Massachusetts | 1,980 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $89k |
| Oklahoma | 1,940 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $79k |
| Iowa | 1,920 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $65k |
| Kentucky | 1,720 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $59k~ |
| Nebraska | 1,490 | 1.5 | 1.6× | $65k |
| Arkansas | 1,470 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Arizona | 1,460 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $69k |
| New Mexico | 1,300 | 1.5 | 1.6× | $65k |
| Louisiana | 1,290 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $59k |
| Mississippi | 1,240 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $63k |
| Wisconsin | 1,140 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $81k |
| Utah | 990 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $72k~ |
| Alabama | 940 | 0.4 | 0.5× | $62k |
| Montana | 890 | 1.7 | 1.9× | $61k |
| Connecticut | 850 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $82k |
| Idaho | 780 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $63k |
| Maine | 680 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $73k |
| New Hampshire | 680 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $72k |
| Rhode Island | 620 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $83k |
| West Virginia | 600 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $47k |
| North Dakota | 500 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $74k |
| South Dakota | 480 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $54k |
| Washington DC | 450 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $91k |
| Hawaii | 350 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $84k |
| Delaware | 330 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $61k |
| Kansas | 310 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $60k |
| Alaska | 300 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $86k |
| Wyoming | 270 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $62k |
| Vermont | 120 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $72k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,330 jobs · $87k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5,390 jobs · $57k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV5,100 jobs · $92k median
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD4,910 jobs · $103k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,740 jobs · $73k median
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO3,580 jobs · $83k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,340 jobs · $76k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,110 jobs · $82k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Computer Network Support interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.