Web Administrators
Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.
At a Glance
Web Administrators earns a median of $108,970/yr with +8.2% projected growth. Typical entry: Bachelor's degree. Top skills: Working with Computers, Getting Information, WordPress.
$108,970/yr
+8.2%
31
Bachelor's degree
Skills & Requirements
Skills (10)
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Knowledge (4)
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Abilities (11)
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Technology (54)
Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology
Category: Enterprise application integration software | Hot Technology
Category: Internet directory services software | Hot Technology | In Demand
Category: Project management software | Hot Technology
Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology
Category: Transaction server software | In Demand
Work Activities (22)
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Careers with Overlapping Skills
These occupations share the most skills. A career transition between them means many of your skills transfer directly.
Software Developers
Computer and Mathematical · 262 shared skills
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Computer and Mathematical · 262 shared skills
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer and Mathematical · 253 shared skills
Computer Programmers
Computer and Mathematical · 251 shared skills
Computer Systems Analysts
Computer and Mathematical · 251 shared skills
Web Developers
Computer and Mathematical · 251 shared skills
Computer User Support Specialists
Computer and Mathematical · 250 shared skills
Information Technology Project Managers
Computer and Mathematical · 250 shared skills
Explore Key Skills
Frequently Asked Questions
Want to build these skills?
Sign up to find courses that teach these skills, track your progress, and build a skills passport aligned to Web Administrators.
Get Started Free