Compare A Network Technician ↔ B Computer Systems Analyst

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Your route

1 move · +$40,610 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Computer Systems Analyst: 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
Network Technician to Computer Systems Analyst +$40,610 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer Systems Analysts as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Programming, Mathematics

Side by side

All Computer Systems Analysts: Texas median $107,390, $40,610 more a year than all Computer Network Support Specialists ($66,780), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Systems Analyst 56%, Network Technician 46%.

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

$66,780+$40,610$107,390

Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +12.4% Texas, 920 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

46%+10 pts56%

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

1.7 / 5-0.31.4 / 5

Cramped space-1.47Cramped space: A 2.92, B 1.45
Kneeling or crawling-0.54Kneeling or crawling: A 1.91, B 1.37
Bending or twisting-0.48Bending or twisting: A 1.86, B 1.38
Outdoors, all weather-0.38Outdoors, all weather: A 1.51, B 1.13
Very hot or cold-0.29Very hot or cold: A 1.44, B 1.15

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 50%).

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).

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

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Complex Problem Solving
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness

To build: 6

Operations Analysis +1.12
Programming +1.00
Mathematics +0.88
Speaking +0.75
Systems Evaluation +0.75
Systems Analysis +0.63

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