Compare A Network Systems Administrator ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst

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1 move · +$6,150 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Computer Systems Analyst: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

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Network Systems Administrator to Computer Systems Analyst +$6,150 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.90.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Speaking, Active Learning

Side by side

All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $6,150 more a year than all Network and Computer Systems Administrators ($101,240), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Systems Analyst 56%, Network Systems Administrator 40%.

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

$101,240+$6,150$107,390

Gates on the route: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +21.7% Texas, 3,610 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

40%+16 pts56%

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

1.7 / 5-0.31.4 / 5

Kneeling or crawling-0.63Kneeling or crawling: A 2, B 1.37
Climbing ladders-0.55Climbing ladders: A 1.67, B 1.12
Bending or twisting-0.52Bending or twisting: A 1.9, B 1.38
High places-0.48High places: A 1.6, B 1.12
Outdoors, all weather-0.47Outdoors, all weather: A 1.6, B 1.13

Degree

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

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% 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 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 43%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Judgment and Decision Making

To build: 2

Speaking +0.75
Active Learning +0.50

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