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Web Administrators

Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.

Median salary

$108,970

Typical range

$53k – $177k

Job outlook

+8% (faster than average)

AI exposure

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Education

Typical entry: Bachelor's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Web Administrators Intern

    Internship

    $36,000

    ~4 mos to advance

  2. Junior Web Administrators

    Entry / Junior

    $52,650

    ~2 yrs to advance

  3. Web Administrators

    Established

    $108,970

    ~3 yrs to advance

  4. Senior Web Administrators

    Senior

    $142,885

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Key skills

A typical day

  • Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
  • Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
  • Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
  • Correct testing-identified problems, or recommend actions for their resolution.
  • Identify, standardize, and communicate levels of access and security.

Fields of study

Any field

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