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linux system administrator

Learned from 18 real résumés for this role.

Across 18 real U.S. résumés for a linux system administrator, the most distinctive skills are Nis, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c and Selinux — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Nis
33% have it · 2162.1× vs average
Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c
17% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Selinux
17% have it · 2702.6× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

nis
2162.1×
33% · N=6
oracle enterprise manager 12c
2702.6×
17% · N=3
selinux
2702.6×
17% · N=3
redhat enterprise linux
2702.6×
17% · N=3
awr report
2702.6×
17% · N=3
oracle 12cr1
1801.8×
17% · N=3
traceroute
1801.8×
17% · N=3
kickstart
1801.8×
17% · N=3
weblogic 12
1801.8×
17% · N=3
iptables
1351.3×
17% · N=3
lvm
1351.3×
17% · N=3
oracle 12c grid control
1351.3×
17% · N=3
connectivity testing
1351.3×
17% · N=3
oracle 11gr1
900.9×
17% · N=3
ad management
900.9×
17% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

oracle database administrator14% · N=3build and release engineer14% · N=3information security analyst14% · N=3wireless network operator14% · N=3it soc analyst14% · N=3data center engineer14% · N=3network administrator & security officer14% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

network administrator assistant14% · N=3sql server database administrator3% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Linux System Administrator need?

In 18 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Nis (33% have it), Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c (17% have it), Selinux (17% have it), Redhat Enterprise Linux (17% have it), Awr Report (17% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Linux System Administrator roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Oracle Database Administrator (14% of moves, N=3), Build And Release Engineer (14% of moves, N=3), Information Security Analyst (14% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Linux System Administrator?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Network Administrator Assistant (14% of arrivals, N=3), Sql Server Database Administrator (3% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Linux System Administrator salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 18 of them are Linux System Administrator résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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