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Web Administrators — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$116,580

United States, 2025

Employment

435,370

United States, 2025

Typical education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Zone 4

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.

O*NET code
15-1299.01
Job zone
4
Experience required
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

Typical tasks

  • Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
  • Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
  • Correct testing-identified problems, or recommend actions for their resolution.
  • Identify, standardize, and communicate levels of access and security.
  • Determine sources of Web page or server problems, and take action to correct such problems.
  • Implement updates, upgrades, and patches in a timely manner to limit loss of service.
  • Implement Web site security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption.
  • Collaborate with development teams to discuss, analyze, or resolve usability issues.

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Salary analysis — United States

$55,940
10th
$79,370
25th
$116,580
Median
$157,500
75th
$188,470
90th

10th percentile

$55,940

25th percentile

$79,370

75th percentile

$157,500

90th percentile

$188,470

Most important skills

  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Reading Comprehension3.9
  • Complex Problem Solving3.8
  • Active Listening3.8
  • Monitoring3.4
  • Systems Evaluation3.4
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.4
  • Writing3.3
  • Systems Analysis3.3
  • Speaking3.3
  • Quality Control Analysis3.1
  • Active Learning3.1

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 17 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

17

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Critical Thinking4.04.1Not selected4.1
Reading Comprehension3.94.1Not selected4.1
Complex Problem Solving3.83.9Not selected3.9
Active Listening3.83.9Not selected3.9
Monitoring3.43.5Not selected3.5
Active Learning3.13.8Not selected3.8
Systems Evaluation3.43.4Not selected3.4
Judgment and Decision Making3.43.4Not selected3.4
Speaking3.33.5Not selected3.5
Writing3.33.4Not selected3.4
Systems Analysis3.33.4Not selected3.4
Instructing3.03.6Not selected3.6
Quality Control Analysis3.13.4Not selected3.4
Coordination3.03.3Not selected3.3
Time Management3.03.1Not selected3.1
Learning Strategies3.03.0Not selected3.0
Programming3.12.9Not selected2.9

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
San Jose, CA$184,43016,6802025
San Francisco, CA$161,70016,9302025
Denver, CO$160,5207,8502025
Washington, DC$156,6402025
DC$156,59017,2002025
Hagerstown, MD$148,7003502025
Boulder, CO$147,5901,1202025
Lexington Park, MD$144,6801,0002025
MD$144,68019,0602025
Charlottesville, VA$144,5802202025
Bridgeport, CT$140,7508002025
CO$139,58011,8002025
VA$139,03017,0002025
DE$137,4708602025
Seattle, WA$136,12010,7102025
Baltimore, MD$135,6009,0102025
CA$134,44080,1502025
Salinas, CA$131,7305002025
Charleston, SC$131,6001,5902025
Columbus, OH$129,9402,4102025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.