Computer Network Support Specialists

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Monitor industry Web sites or publications for information about patches, releases, viruses, or potential problem identification.85
• Configure wide area network (WAN) or local area network (LAN) routers or related equipment.81
• Configure and define parameters for installation or testing of local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), hubs, routers, switches, controllers, multiplexers, or related networking equipment.81

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 77 puts Computer Network Support Specialists in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 20 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 0 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $76,220median wage
• 146,190employed
• 9,600annual openings
• +1.8%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Network and Computer Systems Administrators 74
• Computer Network Architects 74
• Computer User Support Specialists 72
• Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 70
• Junior Software Developer 61
• Information Security Analysts 77

FAQ — Computer Network Support Specialists

What does a score of 77 mean for a Computer Network Support Specialists?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 77 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Monitor industry Web sites or publications for information about patches, releases, viruses, or potential problem identification; Configure wide area network (WAN) or local area network (LAN) routers or related equipment; Configure and define parameters for installation or testing of local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), hubs, routers, switches, controllers, multiplexers, or related networking equipment. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.