Summary Report for:
15-1099.05 - Web Administrators
Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks
- Administer internet/intranet infrastructure, including components such as web, file transfer protocol (FTP), news and mail servers.
- Collaborate with web developers to create and operate internal and external web sites, or to manage projects, such as e-marketing campaigns.
- Collaborate with development teams to discuss, analyze, or resolve usability issues.
- Install or configure web server software or hardware to ensure that directory structure is well-defined, logical, secure, and that files are named properly.
- Develop web site performance metrics.
- Set up or maintain monitoring tools on web servers or web sites.
- Check and analyze operating system or application logfiles regularly to verify proper system performance.
- Perform user testing or usage analyses to determine web sites' effectiveness or usability.
- Develop testing routines and procedures.
- Evaluate testing routines or procedures for adequacy, sufficiency, and effectiveness.
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from Computer Specialists, All Other.
Employment data collected from Computer Specialists, All Other.
| Median wages (2006) | $32.97 hourly, $68,570 annual |
| Employment (2006) | 136,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2006-2016) | 
Faster than average (14% to 20%)
|
| Projected need (2006-2016) | 57,000 additional employees |
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2006 wage data
and 2006-2016 employment projections
.
"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2006-2016). "Projected need" represents job openings due to growth and net replacement.