Will “Network Consultant” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

21% Chance of Automation

“Network Consultant” 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 “Network Consultant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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