Windows Administrator

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Windows Administrator is responsible for maintaining the systems and servers of a business' Windows operating system. Includes installing, configuring and supporting Windows based physical and virtual servers and deploying and testing Windows operating systems including virus updates, patches and performance tuning.

Job Outlook

There were 187 Windows Administrator job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 7526 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Network / Systems Administrator industry, which includes the Windows Administrator career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Windows Administrator jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $76,458.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $74,848.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Windows Administrator postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $58,098.

Education and Experience

Posted Windows Administrator jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	9.82%
Bachelor's Degree	48.13%
Master's Degree	9.81%
Doctoral Degree	1.62%
Other	7.63%

Posted Windows Administrator jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	15.81%
3 to 5 years	48.63%
6 to 8 years	20.38%
9+ years	15.18%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Windows Administrator positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (54.19%)
Management (38.09%)
Communication (32.83%)
Operations (27.89%)
Problem Solving (22.58%)
Information Technology (18.79%)
Microsoft Windows (16.68%)
Customer Service (14.54%)
Planning (13.49%)
Research (10.07%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Windows System Administration (36.96%)
Scripting (30.9%)
Operating Systems (48.63%)
Windows Server Update Services (10.23%)
Active Directory (51.91%)
Windows Servers (55.22%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Amazon Web Services (11.64%)
VMware VSphere (9.43%)
Network Switches (8.8%)
Microsoft SQL Servers (7.26%)
SQL (Programming Language) (13.74%)
Microsoft Windows 10 (14.6%)
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) (5.37%)
Microsoft Office 365 (9.95%)
Windows PowerShell (33.1%)
Disaster Recovery (11.65%)
Configuration Management (16.55%)
Backup Devices (16.03%)
Information Systems (8.97%)
IT Infrastructure (6.88%)
Firewall (12.32%)
Change Management (7.93%)
VMware ESX Servers (9.72%)
Microsoft SharePoint (8.44%)
Automation (20.39%)
TCP/IP (10.17%)
Cyber Security (10.81%)
System Administration (31.91%)
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (6.45%)
Virtualization (14.61%)
Computer Science (21.84%)
Linux (23.57%)
Hyper-V (8.71%)
Group Policy (22.74%)
Microsoft Servers (10.37%)
Local Area Networks (8.31%)
Help Desk Support (9.99%)
Vulnerability (13.76%)
Technical Support (13.83%)
Auditing (13.26%)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) (20.35%)
Project Management (10.17%)
Microsoft Azure (18.26%)
Hardening (8.85%)
Microsoft 365 (6.04%)
IT Service Management (5.75%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Windows Domain (3.62%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Windows Administrator skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Systems Administrator
Windows Server System Administrator
Windows Server Administrator
Windows Engineer
Windows Systems Engineer
Cloud Systems Administrator
Windows Network Administrator
SCCM Administrator
Cloud Administrator

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Windows Administrator jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Leidos (277)
Northrop Grumman (246)
Allegis Group (180)
TEKsystems (145)
Motion Recruitment (132)
General Dynamics (109)
SAIC (65)
BAE Systems (64)
Raytheon Technologies (52)
Insight Global (51)

North Carolina

Allegis Group (12)
ASGN (5)
Motion Recruitment (4)
SAIC (4)
Trigyn Technologies (4)
Fulfill Team (3)
Booz Allen Hamilton (3)
TEKsystems (3)
Ingles (3)
Kforce (3)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Computer Networking Master's Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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