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What is a desktop systems engineer and how to become one
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Dr. Ariful Azad Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies for the Dept. of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Assistant Professor of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington
Avg. Salary $78,131
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 5%
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American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31%
Asian 8.73%
Black or African American 9.06%
Hispanic or Latino 12.74%
Unknown 5.10%
White 64.06%
Genderfemale 9.29%
male 90.71%
Age - 42American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 42Stress level is manageable
7.1 - high
Complexity level is challenging
7 - challenging
Work life balance is good
6.4 - fair
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Skills Percentages Infrastructure 7.99% PowerShell 7.57% Mobile Device Management 7.53% Troubleshoot 6.04% Desktop Systems 5.77% Complete relevant desktop systems engineer training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New desktop systems 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 a desktop systems engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real desktop systems engineer resumes.Research desktop systems engineer duties and responsibilities
- Manage & monitor database servers and perform weekly/monthly data backup schedules and recovery strategies.
- Point of escalation to troubleshoot and resolve issues enterprise wide relate to the desktop systems environment.
- Support client servers, printers and workstations.
- Set GPO for small and medium size business.
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Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a desktop systems engineer. The most common roles before becoming a desktop systems engineer include technical support specialist, help desk analyst team lead and information technology consultant.Apply for desktop systems engineer jobs
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- Browse job boards for relevant postings
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Average desktop systems engineer salary
The average desktop systems engineer salary in the United States is $78,131 per year or $38 per hour. Desktop systems engineer salaries range between $60,000 and $100,000 per year.
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Working with The people
There was nothing to like. Everyone was polite an hard workers
Different approach of solving problem in hardware and software.
User is not available for investigation how hardware and software had problem.
I like working with a operating systems like Windows or Linux and networks.
Updated January 8, 2025
