Web Administrators

Career Overview

Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.

Also Known As

• Corporate Webmaster
• Web Site Manager
• Web Technologies Administrator
• Webmaster

Alternate Job Titles

• Administrator (Admin)
• Content Publisher
• Corporate Webmaster
• Implementer
• Internet Systems Administrator
• SharePoint Administrator
• Web Administrator
• Web Content Administrator (Admin)
• Web Content Coordinator
• Web Content Manager
• Web Coordinator
• Web Development Manager
• Web Director
• Web Manager
• Web Operations Specialist

What You'll Do

In this role, your typical responsibilities include:

• Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
• Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
• Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
• Correct testing-identified problems, or recommend actions for their resolution.
• Identify, standardize, and communicate levels of access and security.
• Determine sources of Web page or server problems, and take action to correct such problems.
• Implement updates, upgrades, and patches in a timely manner to limit loss of service.

Knowledge You'll Use

You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:

• Computers and Electronics
• English Language
• Communications and Media
• Customer and Personal Service

Essential Skills

Success in this career requires strong skills in:

1. Critical Thinking
2. Reading Comprehension
3. Active Listening
4. Complex Problem Solving

Key Abilities

This career requires key abilities in:

• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Near Vision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Written Expression
• Information Ordering
• Speech Recognition

Work Style

People who excel in this career typically demonstrate:

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Cautiousness
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Integrity

What Matters in This Career

This career tends to satisfy these work values:

• Achievement
• Working Conditions
• Independence
• Recognition
• Support

Education & Preparation

Typical Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience Needed: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Education Details: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Experience Required: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Technology You'll Use

Popular Technologies & Software

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• AJAX
• Amazon Web Services AWS software
• Apache Tomcat
• Apple Safari
• Cascading style sheets CSS

Tools & Equipment

• Computer data input scanners
• Desktop computers
• Laptop computers
• Personal computers
• Web servers

Work Environment

• E-Mail
• Spend Time Sitting
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
• Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

Salary & Job Market

Wages reported for the broader Computer Occupations, All Other occupational group (BLS 2024), which includes Web Administrators.

Salary Percentile	Annual Wage
Entry-Level (10th percentile)	$52,650
Median	$108,970
Top Earners (90th percentile)	$176,800

Workers Employed Nationally: 439,380

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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.