Develop or recommend network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes.
Develop disaster recovery plans.
Monitor and analyze network performance and reports on data input or output to detect problems, identify inefficient use of computer resources, or perform capacity planning.
Coordinate network or design activities with designers of associated networks.
Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
Source: O*NET (2021)
Sample Job Titles:
Design Engineer
Network Analyst
Network and Security Engineer
Network Consultant
Telecommunications Analyst
Source: O*NET (2021)
Outlook in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2021) 2,672
Projected Annual Growth 0.4%
Average Entry Level Salary $ 89,600
Median Salary $130,200
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Preferred Certifications
(requested in at least 10% of entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Security Clearance (30%)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (24%)
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (13%)
CompTIA Security+ (13%)
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Network Engineering
Cisco
Routers
System/Network Configuration
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Network Administration
Telecommunications
Network Troubleshooting
Cisco Switching
Information Systems
Source: Greater Washington Partnership Analysis of Burning Glass data, Q1 2021
Outlook in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2021) 7,836
Projected Annual Growth 0.9%
Average Entry Level Salary $93,000
Median Salary $ 134,200
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Preferred Certifications
(requested in at least 10% of entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Security Clearance (38%)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (27%)
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (22%)
CompTIA Security+ (15%)
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Network Engineering
Cisco
Routers
System/Network Configuration
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Telecommunications
Network Troubleshooting
Network Administration
Border Gateway Protocol
Network Infrastructure (Edge POE Devices)
Source: Greater Washington Partnership Analysis of Burning Glass data, Q1 2021
Outlook in the Richmond, VA MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2021) 814
Projected Annual Growth 0.4%
Average Entry Level Salary $80,000
Median Salary $116,700
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Preferred Certifications
(requested in at least 10% of entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (19%)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (16%)
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Network Engineering
Cisco
Project Management
Business Process
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Network Troubleshooting
Technical Writing/Editing
Requirements Analysis
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Business Process Modelling
Source: Greater Washington Partnership Analysis of Burning Glass data, Q1 2021
