How To Become A MIS Administrator: What It Is and Career Path

What is a mis administrator and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

Quoted expert

Laura Kier

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a mis administrator. For example, did you know that they make an average of $30.74 an hour? That's $63,939 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 5% and produce 18,200 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a mis administrator?

Laura Kier

Network Design and Administration Instructor

Students graduating from the Computer Network Design and Administration program will enter the job market with a solid foundation in networking technologies. Above that they should also be able to develop and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Networking has a strong emphasis on teamwork and being able to communicate well with customers, co-workers and teammates is vital. Attaining certifications in Cisco, Linux, Windows, and security will also help the student stand out within the industry (classes in the program help to learn the knowledge needed to attain certifications). Students should participate in any local or online communities and groups to enhance skills and knowledge and find networking opportunities.

ScoreMIS AdministratorUS Average

Salary

5.0

Avg. Salary $63,939

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

5.7

Growth rate 5%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.8

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31%

Asian 9.62%

Black or African American 8.91%

Hispanic or Latino 12.60%

Unknown 5.09%

White 63.47%

Gender

female 32.39%

male 67.61%

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

7.0

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

7.1

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a mis administrator

Explore mis administrator education requirements

Most common mis administrator degrees

Bachelor's

61.5 %

Associate

21.1 %

Master's

8.1 %

Start to develop specific mis administrator skills

Skills	Percentages
Customer Service	17.97%
Database Systems	9.58%
PC	5.92%
Troubleshoot	4.85%
Desktop Support	4.81%

Complete relevant mis administrator training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New mis administrators 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 mis administrator based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real mis administrator resumes.

Research mis administrator duties and responsibilities

Lead enterprise-wide virtualization effort, overseeing and completing vendor/hardware qualifications, architecture/design, installation, configuration, migration and documentation.
Create, troubleshoot, and administer user accounts, network passwords.
Monitor EDI transactions, troubleshoot issues with file receipt, and extract data for reports as needed.
Support a 15 server Citrix XenApp 5.0 farm performing updates to the published application as well as patches to operating system.

Apply for mis administrator jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a mis administrator job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

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

How do mis administrators rate their job?

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Mis administrator reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020

Pros

I enjoy the challenges and learning new things . Technology is always evolving.

A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020

Cons

User is not available for investigation how hardware and software had problem.

A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019