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Web Administrators

Did You Know:

  • Employment is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations and add 286,600 new jobs over the 2008?18 decade.
  • Excellent job prospects are expected.
  • Workers can enter this field with many different levels of formal education, but relevant computer skills are always needed.

Industry Areas

Day-to-Day Tasks

  • Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
  • Determine sources of web page or server problems, and take action to correct such problems.
  • Review or update web page content or links in a timely manner, using appropriate tools.

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Overall Kind of Work

Information Technology Computer security specialists plan, coordinate and maintain an organization's information security. These workers educate users about computer security, install security so...

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Work Environment

Civilian

Network and computer systems administrators, network architects, database administrators, computer security specialists, web administrators and web developers normally work in well-lighted, comfor...

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Workweek Breakdown

The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.

Pie Chart Representing the section data
  • 4.35% (0-20 Hours)
  • 2.86% (21-34 Hours)
  • 1.52% (35-39 Hours)
  • 75.04% (40 Hours)
  • 5.86% (41-49 Hours)
  • 10.37% (Over 50 Hours)

This data also pertains to Web Administrators(15-1199)

Type of Work

The level of day-to-day involvement with data, people or things.

Data: Medium
People: Medium
Things: Low

Skills at a Glance

The levels of different skills helpful in this career.

Verbal skills: Medium
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: High
Equipment Operation & Maintenance: Medium
Math & Science Skills: Medium
Technology Design & Control: High
Leadership: Medium

Workplace at a Glance

The level of different environmental factors you would experience on the job.

Responsibility: Low
Exposure to Job Hazards: Low
Physical Activity: Low
Decision Making: Medium
Repetitiveness: High
Level of Competition: High
Time Pressure: High

Business Breakdown

The different sectors people in this career currently work in.

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  • 66.67% (Private For-Profit)
  • 8.27% (Private Not For-Profit)
  • 13.91% (State and Local Govt)
  • 8.52% (Federal Government)
  • 2.62% (Self-Employed)

This data also pertains to Computer Occupations, All Other

Data supplied by: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center
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