Web Administrator Careers
Individuals in this occupation manage web environment design, deployment, development
and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and
web
applications.
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Tasks*
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- Administer internet/intranet infrastructure, including components such
as web, file transfer protocol (FTP), news and mail servers.
- Collaborate with web developers to create and operate internal and
external web sites, or to manage projects, such as e-marketing campaigns.
- Collaborate with development teams to discuss, analyze, or resolve
usability issues.
- Install or configure web server software or hardware to ensure that
directory structure is well-defined, logical, secure, and that files are named properly.
- Develop web site performance metrics.
- Set up or maintain monitoring tools on web servers or web sites.
- Check and analyze operating system or application logfiles regularly
to verify proper system performance.
- Perform user testing or usage analyses to determine web sites' effectiveness
or usability.
- Develop testing routines and procedures.
- Evaluate testing routines or procedures for adequacy, sufficiency,
and effectiveness.
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Wages & Employment*
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National
Median wages data collected from Computer Specialists, All Other.
Employment data collected from Computer Specialists, All Other.
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Median wages (2005) |
$28.57 hourly, $59,420 annual |
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Employment (2004) |
149,000 employees |
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Projected growth (2004-2014) |
Average (10-20%)
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Projected need (2004-2014) |
45,000 additional employees |
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