Career Option:
Network Design and Administration |
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Description
• Design, install, and support an organization's network and Internet
capabilities.
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Day-to-day onsite administrative support and software users in a variety
of work environments.
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Maintain network hardware and software.
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Plan, coordinate, and develop network security.
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Wages
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Skills
• Mechanical
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Strong Communication
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Problem-solving
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Patience
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Flexibility |
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About the Job
Network Designers and Administrators are responsible for ensuring
that computers inside a company are connected and have secure access
to needed information. They perform regularly scheduled maintenance
and fix problems that prevent computers from working. |
Illinois Job Codes
| 15-1032.00 |
Computer
Software Engineers, Systems Software |
| 15-1041.00 |
Computer
Support Specialists |
| 15-1051.00 |
Computer
Systems Analysts |
| 15-1071.00 |
Network
and Computer Systems Administrators |
| 15-1081.00 |
Network
Systems and Data Communications Analysts |
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Sample Career Path
" I've always been interested in solving logic puzzles,
so when I started college I knew that computer science was a good fit.
I ended up earning
a BA and MA in computer science and then started working part-time
while my daughter was young.” -- Eva
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Job Advantages
Jobs tend to be secure because Network
Designers and Administrators are needed by most every large company. Job
Disadvantages
When the network "goes down" or stops working,
the position can be very stressful because employees can't get
their work done until the network is working properly. Transferable Skills
Web Administrators work with many of the same tools
and can apply many of their skills to network design and administration.
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Typical Work Day
“ We are a multi-national company so we rely on our
communications technology very heavily. For example I am responsible
for an internet service called
a listserv that our US division uses frequently to talk with
divisions in other countries. I spend a large part of my day talking
to co-workers
by phone, email, and instant messenger.” -- Eva
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Education
| • Illinois Universities |
| • Community Colleges : |
o Black Hawk
o College
Carl Sandburg College
o City Colleges of Chicago
o College of DuPage
o College of Lake County
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Elgin Community College
o Harper College
o Heartland Community College
o Illinois Central College
o Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
o Illinois Valley Community College
o Joliet Junior College
o Kaskaskia College
o Kishwaukee College
o Lake Land College
o Lewis & Clark Community College
o Lincoln Land Community College
o McHenry County College
o Moraine Valley Community College
o Morton College
o Oakton Community College
o Parkland College
o Prairie State College
o Rend Lake College
o Richland Community College
o Rock Valley College
o Sauk Valley Community College
o Shawnee Community College
o South Suburban College
o Southeastern Illinois College
o Spoon River College
o Triton
College
o Waubonsee Community College
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Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 
