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Computer Network Technician

Computer Network Technicians establish, operate, maintain, and coordinate the use of LANs and WANs, mainframes, hardware, software, and more.

  • Information & Communication Technology
Man working in a computer server room

Job Requirements

Computer Network Technicians establish, operate, maintain, and coordinate the use of local and wide area networks (LANs and WANs), mainframe networks, hardware, software, and related computer equipment.

Web technicians set up and maintain internet, extranet and intranet Web sites and Web-server hardware and software and monitor and optimize network connectivity and performance.

Educational Requirements:
Completion of college or other program in computer science, network administration, web technology or a related field is usually required. Certification or training provided by software vendors may be required by some employers.

Applicable transferrable sectors/occupations:
Information Technology

National Occupational Standard

NOS are a benchmark of the knowledge and abilities needed to be competent in a particular occupation. Developed by current job incumbents, NOS are a collection of the individual competencies that make up the whole picture of an occupation.

Related NOC code:

  • 22220 – Computer network and web technicians