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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
Median wage$95,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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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

6,80914kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6,80914kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008600
FY20091,502
FY20105,772
FY20116,507
FY20127,780
FY20137,613
FY20149,571
FY201512,185
FY201613,617
FY201712,610
FY201811,803
FY20198,680
FY20206,553
FY20215,994
FY20225,756
FY20235,055
FY20244,913
FY20256,233
FY2026*5,229
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*004,670559
FY2025005,609624
FY2024004,425488
FY2023204,285768
FY2022114,7051,049
FY2021204,7591,233
FY2020505,596952
FY2019207,4081,270
FY2018009,9541,849
FY20170011,1411,469
FY20160111,5452,071
FY20150010,7421,443
FY2014008,2301,341
FY2013006,708905
FY2012006,5651,215
FY2011005,4571,050
FY2010004,6451,127
FY2009001,075427
FY2008000600

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Network and Computer Systems Administrators: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
TX22,461
CA22,223
NJ13,262
NY6,809
IL6,324
VA6,109
GA5,990
WA5,652
NC4,570
MA4,143
FL4,048
PA3,782
MI2,949
MD2,883
CO2,789
OH2,732
AZ2,387
CT1,778
MO1,693
MN1,636
WI1,322
TN1,186
DC1,082
IN1,007
OR839
DE807
RI687
KY686
KS610
NE562
AR559
UT533
SC521
IA450
OK398
NH380
AL365
NV305
LA219
ID140
ME135
MS133
HI129
NM127
ND97
VT81
WV73
GU59
MT46
AK42
MP40
WY38
SD37
PR35
VI10
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ16,735
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX15,625
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA9,364
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV7,901
  5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA5,742
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,556
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA5,478
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,312
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,683
  10. 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.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,795
  2. Level II7,756
  3. Level III2,592
  4. Level IV2,197
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Network Engineer11,162
  2. Systems Administrator10,939
  3. System Administrator10,168
  4. Network Administrator5,637
  5. Network and Computer Systems Administrator3,641
  6. Network and Computer Systems Administrators1,685
  7. Systems Engineer1,424
  8. 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