CAPABILITY CARD · Technology

The Network and Computer Systems Administrators capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 314,340 network and computer systems administrators in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

314,340
working nationally
$99,130
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$33.4B
Federal market
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten network and computer systems administrators wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
Duty 02
Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
Duty 03
Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
Duty 04
Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
Duty 05
Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
Duty 06
Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments are needed and where changes will be needed in the future.
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 314,340 network and computer systems administrators earn a median of $99,130 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$99,130
Median pay / year
$48
Median / hour
314,340
Working nationally
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with network and computer systems administrators (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Adobe Acrobat ★AJAX ★Amazon DynamoDB ★Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 ★Amazon Redshift ★Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation ★Amazon Web Services AWS software ★Ansible software ★Apache Cassandra ★Apache Hadoop ★Apache Hive ★Apache Kafka ★
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for network and computer systems administrators. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Computers and Electronics
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Mathematics
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $33.4B in Computer Systems Design Services contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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