Will “Systems Planner” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

21% Chance of Automation

“Systems Planner” will almost certainly not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #208 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1143.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 104,240.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 50.00
Currently, there are 157,070 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Computer Network Architects”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Systems Planner”

Maintain networks by performing activities such as file addition, deletion, or backup.
Monitor and analyze network performance and reports on data input or output to detect problems, identify inefficient use of computer resources, or perform capacity planning.
Coordinate network or design activities with designers of associated networks.
Develop or recommend network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes.
Prepare design presentations and proposals for staff or customers.
Develop or maintain project reporting systems.
Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
Prepare detailed network specifications, including diagrams, charts, equipment configurations, or recommended technologies.
Communicate with vendors to gather information about products, alert them to future needs, resolve problems, or address system maintenance issues.
Explain design specifications to integration or test engineers.
Visit vendors, attend conferences or training sessions, or study technical journals to keep up with changes in technology.
Develop plans or budgets for network equipment replacement.
Maintain or coordinate the maintenance of network peripherals, such as printers.
Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
Design, build, or operate equipment configuration prototypes, including network hardware, software, servers, or server operation systems.
Communicate with system users to ensure accounts are set up properly or to diagnose and solve operational problems.
Research and test new or modified hardware or software products to determine performance and interoperability.
Determine specific network hardware or software requirements, such as platforms, interfaces, bandwidths, or routine schemas.
Supervise engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of network solutions.
Develop and implement solutions for network problems.
Evaluate network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
Coordinate installation of new equipment.
Develop disaster recovery plans.
Participate in network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including installation of hardware and software and integration testing.
Communicate with customers, sales staff, or marketing staff to determine customer needs.
Estimate time and materials needed to complete projects.
Design, organize, and deliver product awareness, skills transfer, or product education sessions for staff or suppliers.
Develop procedures to track, project, or report network availability, reliability, capacity, or utilization.
Develop and write procedures for installation, use, or troubleshooting of communications hardware or software.
Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
Use network computer-aided design (CAD) software packages to optimize network designs.
Develop network-related documentation.
Prepare or monitor project schedules, budgets, or cost control systems.

Related Technology & Tools

Mail transport servers
Broadband aggregation equipment
Network-attached storage NAS equipment
Network routers
Synchronous optical network SONET analyzers
Videoconferencing equipment
Workstations
Tablet computers
Wide area network WAN analyzers
Network server load balancers
Computer network switches
Computer network routers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Spectrum analyzers
File servers
Wireless access points WAP
Notebook computers
Voice switches
Radio frequency RF antennas
Intelligent hubs
Network connectivity testers
Fiber optic power meters
Channel banks
Remote access servers
Cable analyzers
Desktop computers
T-Birds
Storage area network SAN switches
Laptop computers
Domain name servers DNS
Link analyzers
Cable qualification testers
Lightweight directory access protocol LDAP servers
Integrated services digital network ISDN analyzers
Personal computers
Redundant array of independent disks RAID systems
Wireless network controllers
High-end database servers
Protocol analyzers
Network cabling systems
Voice over internet protocol VoIP systems
Power meters
Local area network LAN switches
Local area network LAN analyzers
Mainframe computers
Load balancers
Optical spectrum analyzers
Time domain reflectometers
Wireless local area network WLAN controllers
Asynchronous transfer mode ATM analyzers
Network analyzers
Network multimeters
Network channel service units CSU or data service units DSU
Backup servers
Bit error rate testers BERT
Wide area network WAN switches
Firewall equipment
Communication cable testers
Packet analysis equipment

Ticket information tracking software
Simple network management protocol SNMP software
Oracle Solaris
Packet analysis software
System and data disaster recovery software
Asset management administration software
Intermediate System to Intermediate System IS-IS
Eclipse IDE
C++
Compuware dynaTrace
Microsoft SharePoint
Voice over internet protocol VoiP system software
Netreo OmniCenter
Simple mail transfer protocol SMTP
NetScout InfinitiStream Console
Extensible markup language XML
Cisco Systems CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution
Splunk Enterprise
Remote access software
Help desk software
Network intrusion detection software
Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol EIGRP
Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
MongoDB
Microsoft Dynamics
Cisco Systems Hot Standby Router Protocol HSRP
Computer based training software
Lucent VitalSuite
Network traffic flow monitoring and analysis software
Spring Framework
Time reporting software
IBM WebSphere
McAfee
Websense Data Loss Prevention
Ruby on Rails
Oracle JDBC
Cisco Systems Wireless Control System WCS
Structured query language SQL
Cisco IOS
Microsoft SQL Server
OPNET APMXpert
Micro Focus OpenView
NoSQL
Cisco Systems CiscoWorks
Oracle Java
Autodesk AutoCAD
jQuery
Minitab
Segue SilkPerformer
Microsoft Project
Network availability monitoring software
Videoconferencing software
Email management software
SolarWinds
Git
Cisco Systems Cisco Web Cache Communication Protocol WCCP
Intrusion prevention system IPS
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP
Microsoft Forefront Identify Manager
Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLS
Compaq Insight Manager
Apache Maven
AJAX
Verilog
Web browser software
Root cause analysis software
Ping Identity
Discrete event simulation software
Penetration testing software
Microsoft Word
Network reporting software
EMC Smarts Network Protocol Manager
Configuration management software
CA Erwin Data Modeler
Oracle Fusion Applications
Apache Solr
Sybase
IBM WebSphere MQ
Integrated development environment IDE software
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Network and application load and performance testing software
Content filter software
Internet Protocol Security IPSEC
Network and system vulnerability assessment software
Microsoft Exchange Server
Hibernate ORM
Ubuntu
UNIX
Risk assessment software
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
Network, server and operating system optimization software
Cisco Systems Gateway Load Balancing Protocol GLBP
Network bridge software
CA eTrust
Microsoft PowerPoint
Veritas NetBackup
IBM AIX
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Citrix
Microsoft operating system
Google AngularJS
Job control language JCL
MySQL
Element management software
Nagios
Software distribution software
Application server software
KornShell
AirMagnet Enterprise
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
IBM Notes
Red Hat WildFly
Microsoft Windows Server
Apache Hadoop
Network storage software
JavaScript
Oracle Solaris Zones
Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Swift
Silver Peak
Wide area network WAN optimization software
Oracle WebLogic Server
Network architecture design software
Apache HTTP Server
Perforce Helix software
Online traffic calculator software
Apache Subversion SVN
Oracle Java EE
NetIQ
Linux
Firewall software
IBM Domino
Microsoft Visual Basic
Symantec Intruder Alert
Ruby
Apple Macintosh OS
Application management software
Virtual private networking VPN software
Relational database management software
VMWare
Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
Drupal
Apache Pig
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Patch and update management software
Storage area network SAN software
Network and component performance analysis software
Optical network management software
Wireshark
LAMP Stack
Customer information control system CICS
Atlassian JIRA
Computer Associates ArcServ Backup
Aruba Networks AirWave
Citrix XenApp
Snort
Network documentation software
Symantec
BroadSoft BroadWorks
Apache Cassandra
Android
Apache Struts
Logical partition LPAR software
Packet tracing software
Systems and applications migration software
Storage management software
Cascading Style Sheets CSS
Riverbed Technology
Wide area network WAN software
Common business oriented language COBOL
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
Microsoft Visio
McAfee VirusScan
Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
Apache Hive
Multi-router traffic grapher MRTG software
Capacity planning software
Microsoft Visual Studio
Apache Tomcat
Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
Security incident management software
MicroStrategy
IBM Power Systems software
Network traffic probe software
Border Gateway Protocol BGP
Microsoft PowerShell
Encryption software
Ethereal
PostgreSQL
Open Shortest Path First OSPF
Requirements management software
Automated installation software
Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links TRILL
SAP
Microsoft ActiveX
Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
Hewlett Packard HP-UX
Microsoft Office
Access management software
Infoblox NetMRI
Session Initiation Protocol SIP
Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML
Python
Hypertext markup language HTML
C
Microsoft Active Directory
Local area network LAN software
Infoblox
Virtual local area network management software
C#
Virus scanning software
Packet filter software
Ext JS
Teradata Database
Computer intrusion detection systems
Enterprise JavaBeans
Puppet
Node.js
Domain name system DNS
Microsoft .NET Framework
Network modeling, mapping, and analysis software
Diagramming software
Microsoft Excel
Tcpdump
Network intrusion prevention systems NIPS
Unified modeling language UML
LogRhythm
System testing software
National Instruments LabVIEW