Want to become a network engineer?

Are you thinking of becoming a network engineer? Find out if network engineer is the right job for you. Get answers to the following questions: What does a network engineer do? What personality traits do network engineers have? Will robots replace network engineers? How much does a network engineer earn and is it a job in high demand?

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What does a network engineer do?

Working as a network engineer means that you design, implement and manage complex infrastructures. Such as a server room for instance. This means that you come up with, build and manage stable, safe, scalable and flexible IT infrastructures. Concretely, this means that you upgrade firewalls, replace hardware and migrate software. Where does a network engineer work? At media companies, IT providers and network operators.

 

What personality traits do network engineers have?

There are two characteristics many network engineers have in common. Network engineers are often highly inquisitive (score highly in the INVESTIGATIVE category) and prefer manual labour (score highly in the REALISTIC category). Do you have the same personality? Perhaps the profession of network engineer would suit you.

Curious which professions are characterised by the same two personality traits as network engineers? Go to the career choice profiles. Here you can find professions with the same profile. But you can also find professions with other characteristics. Which professions do you like and which professions don’t appeal?

 

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Will robots replace network engineers?

Many jobs will be replaced by robots. How robot-proof are network engineers? The chances of robotisation of a network engineer’s activities amount to 22%. This means that there is a LOW CHANCE that the tasks and activities performed by network engineers will be taken over by robots and smart software within the next 20 years.

 

Network Engineer Vacancies and Salary

Want to find out what you can expect from your next career move as a network engineer? How much does a network engineer earn and is it a job in high demand? You can find out the average annual salary and current vacancies at Adzuna. Adzuna collects all the vacancies for network engineers in one place and has the largest collection of live salary data.

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