• Completion of a 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.
  
• Registration with a regulatory body is required in Saskatchewan.
  

Certificate
Diploma
Bachelor

Maintain, troubleshoot and administer the use of local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), mainframe networks and computer workstations and peripheral equipment
Evaluate and install computer hardware, networking software and operating system software
Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to co-ordinate access and use of computer networks
Provide problem-solving services to network users
Perform routine network start up and close down and maintain control records
Install, maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade Web-server hardware and software
Implement network traffic and security monitoring software, and optimize server performance
Research and apply meta-data to Websites and register Websites with search engines
Perform Web-server backup and recovery operations
Supervise technical staff