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What is an advisory system engineer and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an advisory system engineer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $57.6 an hour? That's $119,818 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 5% and produce 18,200 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreAdvisory System EngineerUS Average
Salary
8.1

Avg. Salary $119,818

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
5.7

Growth rate 5%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
3.7
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31%

Asian 12.03%

Black or African American 8.64%

Hispanic or Latino 12.34%

Unknown 5.06%

White 61.61%

Gender

female 10.44%

male 89.56%

Age - 42
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 42
Stress level
5.7

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level
6.7

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
7.1

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Advisory system engineer career paths

Key steps to become an advisory system engineer

  1. Explore advisory system engineer education requirements

    Most common advisory system engineer degrees

    Bachelor's

    71.5 %

    Master's

    14.5 %

    Associate

    11.7 %
  2. Start to develop specific advisory system engineer skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Technical Support12.74%
    EMC10.61%
    SAN10.35%
    NAS8.90%
    Linux7.28%
  3. Complete relevant advisory system engineer training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New advisory system engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an advisory system engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real advisory system engineer resumes.
  4. Research advisory system engineer duties and responsibilities

    • Lead the installation of new physical and virtual Solaris and Linux servers and maintains reliability.
    • Manage QA teams in local and distribute international locations.
    • Maintain NIS and DNS maps and services for TCP/IP network.
    • Conduct desktop publishing and PC SW training.
  5. Get advisory system engineer experience

    Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become an advisory system engineer. The most common roles before becoming an advisory system engineer include systems engineer, senior systems engineer team lead and systems analyst.
  6. Apply for advisory system engineer jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for an advisory system engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average advisory system engineer salary

The average advisory system engineer salary in the United States is $119,818 per year or $58 per hour. Advisory system engineer salaries range between $76,000 and $186,000 per year.

Average advisory system engineer salary
$119,818 Yearly
$57.60 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

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