Compare A Computer Repair Technician ↔ B Network Systems Administrator

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2 moves · +$55,760 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.
Move 2, to Network Systems Administrator: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Computer Repair Technician to Low-Voltage Technician +$13,890 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: license not checked yet.
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Installation, Monitoring
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Low-Voltage Technician to Network Systems Administrator +$41,870 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Network and Computer Systems Administrators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators: Texas median $101,240, $55,760 more a year than all Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers ($45,480), every experience level.

Network Systems Administrator: 40% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.1 times the share for Computer Repair Technician (19%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$45,480+$55,760$101,240

Gates on the route: Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +7.4% Texas, 790 openings a year

B +6.3% Texas, 1,880 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

19%+21 pts40%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.2 / 5-0.51.7 / 5

Standing-1.47Standing: A 3.92, B 2.45
Cramped space-1.38Cramped space: A 3.18, B 1.8
Very hot or cold-1.05Very hot or cold: A 2.55, B 1.5
Hazardous conditions-0.87Hazardous conditions: A 2.27, B 1.4
Kneeling or crawling-0.70Kneeling or crawling: A 2.7, B 2

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 30% do).

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 40%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 43%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Quality Control Analysis
Speaking
Time Management
Active Learning
Equipment Maintenance
Repairing

To build: 6

Systems Evaluation +1.62
Programming +1.38
Systems Analysis +1.25
Judgment and Decision Making +1.00
Monitoring +0.88
Operations Analysis +0.88

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