Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Occupation · SOC 2018 15-1244 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 15-1244
- Share of U.S. applications
- 1.14%
- Applications on record
- 137,973
- FY2025
- 6,233
- Median offered wage
- $95,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 99.3%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Network and Computer Systems Administrators (SOC 15-1244). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Data table
| FY2008 | 600 |
| FY2009 | 1,502 |
| FY2010 | 5,772 |
| FY2011 | 6,507 |
| FY2012 | 7,780 |
| FY2013 | 7,613 |
| FY2014 | 9,571 |
| FY2015 | 12,185 |
| FY2016 | 13,617 |
| FY2017 | 12,610 |
| FY2018 | 11,803 |
| FY2019 | 8,680 |
| FY2020 | 6,553 |
| FY2021 | 5,994 |
| FY2022 | 5,756 |
| FY2023 | 5,055 |
| FY2024 | 4,913 |
| FY2025 | 6,233 |
| FY2026* | 5,229 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 0 | 4,670 | 559 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 5,609 | 624 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 4,425 | 488 |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | 4,285 | 768 |
| FY2022 | 1 | 1 | 4,705 | 1,049 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0 | 4,759 | 1,233 |
| FY2020 | 5 | 0 | 5,596 | 952 |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0 | 7,408 | 1,270 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 9,954 | 1,849 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 11,141 | 1,469 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 1 | 11,545 | 2,071 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 10,742 | 1,443 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 8,230 | 1,341 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 6,708 | 905 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 6,565 | 1,215 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 5,457 | 1,050 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 4,645 | 1,127 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 1,075 | 427 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Wipro Limited6,226
- Tata Consultancy Services Limited5,516
- Infosys Limited3,110
- HCL America, Inc.2,121
- Cisco Systems, Inc.1,993
- Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp1,792
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.1,770
- Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.1,615
- Ericsson Inc.1,098
- Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited930
- V-soft Consulting Group, Inc833
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.608
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Network and Computer Systems Administrators: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 22,461 |
| CA | 22,223 |
| NJ | 13,262 |
| NY | 6,809 |
| IL | 6,324 |
| VA | 6,109 |
| GA | 5,990 |
| WA | 5,652 |
| NC | 4,570 |
| MA | 4,143 |
| FL | 4,048 |
| PA | 3,782 |
| MI | 2,949 |
| MD | 2,883 |
| CO | 2,789 |
| OH | 2,732 |
| AZ | 2,387 |
| CT | 1,778 |
| MO | 1,693 |
| MN | 1,636 |
| WI | 1,322 |
| TN | 1,186 |
| DC | 1,082 |
| IN | 1,007 |
| OR | 839 |
| DE | 807 |
| RI | 687 |
| KY | 686 |
| KS | 610 |
| NE | 562 |
| AR | 559 |
| UT | 533 |
| SC | 521 |
| IA | 450 |
| OK | 398 |
| NH | 380 |
| AL | 365 |
| NV | 305 |
| LA | 219 |
| ID | 140 |
| ME | 135 |
| MS | 133 |
| HI | 129 |
| NM | 127 |
| ND | 97 |
| VT | 81 |
| WV | 73 |
| GU | 59 |
| MT | 46 |
| AK | 42 |
| MP | 40 |
| WY | 38 |
| SD | 37 |
| PR | 35 |
| VI | 10 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ16,735
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX15,625
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA9,364
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV7,901
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA5,742
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,556
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA5,478
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,312
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,683
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,627
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $95,000; middle half $83,845 to $117,726 · median prevailing wage $89,342 (marker) · 14,392 applications.
- Level I1,795
- Level II7,756
- Level III2,592
- Level IV2,197
- Network Engineer11,162
- Systems Administrator10,939
- System Administrator10,168
- Network Administrator5,637
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator3,641
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators1,685
- Systems Engineer1,424
- Computer Systems Administrator1,324
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Bloomington, IL
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Cleveland, OH
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Erie, PA
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO-KS
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Madison, WI
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- New Haven, CT
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Omaha, NE-IA
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Richmond, VA
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Rochester, NY
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Worcester, MA
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