Sys Admin Stats

Happy SysAdmin Day 2013 System Administrator Stats For the 14th annual SysAdmin Day (July 26th, 2013), we've curated several key facts, figures and statistics about modern system administrators. Employment Verticals (US Bureau of Labor): Computer Systems Design • $74,230 avg pay 13.9% Educational Services $59,230 avg pay 11.5% Finance and Insurance • $72,660 avg pay 9.5% Manufacturing • $67,870 avg pay 7.3% Healthcare • $64,560 avg pay 5.3% http://www.bis.gov/ooh/Computer-and-Information-Technology/Network-and-computer-systems-administrators.htm#tab-5 Employment forecast (US Bureau of Labor): Comparisons: +27.8% 2010 $69,160 annually All Occupations All Computer Ocupations increase from 2010 - 2020 projected 14% increase 22% projected increase 2020 $88,386 annually http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Computer-and-Information-Technology/Network-and-computer-systems-administrators.htm#tab-6 Standalone SysAdmin Survey: Yes 88% Is System Administration what you want to be doing now? 12% No How do you communicate with coworkers? 30% Private IM 14% Public IM 47% Email Other http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2013/04/system-administration-survey-responses-are-in/ Solarwinds Survey: How is the role of the sysadmin changing? agree there is agree that they are doing more with less agree that they feel more satisfied in their career more 90% responsibility and demands 81% 75% on their time What do sysadmins enjoy about their work? Getting to work with Solving Problems Thinking on their feet Helping 75% 19% 62% 50% Users new technologies Off-duty Beverage Preference 29% 19% 11% i 10% 8% Beer Soda Coffee Wine Water http://www.slideshare.net/SolarWinds/systems-administrators-survey-resulfs So buy your SysAdmin a barley-pop (or just a pop) today! :) VIBRANT TECHNOLOGIES www.vibrant.com