Network and computer systems administrators job market in California

In short

In QCEW 2026 Q1, industries that employ Network and computer systems administrators in California had +0.9% year-over-year employment change, compared with +0.2% nationally. Establishments changed +5.3%. Average weekly wages in those industries changed +2.2%.

QCEW measures employment, wages and establishments by industry. These figures weight those industry conditions by this occupation’s published industry mix, so they are not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

+0.9%Industry employmentU.S. +0.2%
+5.3%EstablishmentsU.S. +3.0%
+2.2%Avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +3.9%
1,517,915Represented establishmentsIndustries covering 81.9% of occupation employment

Industry employment change over time

Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Network and computer systems administrators in California

Every published quarter

Quarterly year-over-year industry employment change for Network and computer systems administrators in California
QuarterCaliforniaUnited States
2024 Q2+0.5%Not published
2024 Q3+1.0%Not published
2024 Q4+1.2%Not published
2025 Q1-0.4%Not published
2025 Q2+0.2%Not published
2025 Q3+0.0%Not published
2025 Q4+0.5%Not published
2026 Q1+0.9%Not published

Industry mix behind this view

Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.

Industries weighted into the local context for Network and computer systems administrators in California
Industry groupShare of occupation employmentLocal employment changeEstablishmentsAvg. weekly wage
Professional and business services36.4%+0.4%259,522$2,887
Private education and health services18.8%+4.4%890,525$1,277
Financial activities10.1%+0.8%121,513$3,795
State and local8.5%+1.6%33,535$1,827
Trade, transportation, and utilities8.1%-1.8%212,820$1,450
Information7.4%+1.1%30,491$6,978
QCEW release
QCEW 2026 Q1
Release date
Jan 1, 2026
Industry mix vintage
EP-2025-2035

QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.

How to read this page

QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Network and computer systems administrators. These figures describe the industries that employ Network and computer systems administrators; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.

Source: BLS QCEW. See the methodology, the national Network and computer systems administrators report and about the data.