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network engineer/ administrator

Learned from 12 real résumés for this role.

Across 12 real U.S. résumés for a network engineer/ administrator, the most distinctive skills are Deploying, New Computer Setup and Gigabit Ethernet — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Deploying
25% have it · 2702.6× vs average
New Computer Setup
25% have it · 2027.0× vs average
Gigabit Ethernet
25% have it · 2027.0× 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.

deploying
2702.6×
25% · N=3
new computer setup
2027.0×
25% · N=3
gigabit ethernet
2027.0×
25% · N=3
mpls vpn
2027.0×
25% · N=3
dns and dhcp
1280.2×
25% · N=3
syslog server
1158.3×
25% · N=3
wireless network design
1158.3×
25% · N=3
it initiatives
1013.5×
25% · N=3
alcatel
973.0×
25% · N=3
hardware setup
900.9×
25% · N=3
vrf
900.9×
25% · N=3
nexus switches
900.9×
25% · N=3
fiber optic
868.7×
25% · N=3
network diagrams
675.7×
25% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Not enough dated career history yet to show real next moves for this role.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Not enough dated career history yet to show feeder roles.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Common questions

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

What skills does a Network Engineer/ Administrator need?

In 12 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Deploying (25% have it), New Computer Setup (25% have it), Gigabit Ethernet (25% have it), Mpls Vpn (25% have it), New Technology Implementation (25% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Network Engineer/ Administrator roles move on to next?

Not enough dated career history exists yet for this role to show real next moves, so we say so rather than invent a path.

What roles lead into Network Engineer/ Administrator?

Not enough dated career history exists yet to show which roles feed into this one, so we show an honest empty state.

Does this page show Network Engineer/ 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. 12 of them are Network Engineer/ 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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