Systems Administrator

This individual typically reports to the Technical Support Manager. They may be required to have a bachelor’s degree or an associate’s degree with technical training certificates. They will need to have at least 3 to 5 years of experience with software and hardware that the company is supporting. Systems Administrator’s salaries had an increase of 3.5% from 2006 to 2007 and the salary range for this position is: $50,000 to $76,000.

Some responsibilities for the Systems Administrator include:

  • Troubleshooting and resolving internal software, hardware and networking problems
  • Staying current with software upgrades and keeping up-to-date with the operating system
  • Backing up the system, installing disaster recovery policies, optimizing and configuring the operating system