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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 $89,993
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 5%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31%
Asian 13.96%
Black or African American 8.01%
Hispanic or Latino 11.73%
Unknown 5.01%
White 60.99%
Genderfemale 8.67%
male 91.33%
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 Switches 8.17% Troubleshoot 7.80% DOD 5.17% VoIP 4.99% Network Design 4.82% Complete relevant network and communication engineer training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New network and communication 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 network and communication engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real network and communication engineer resumes.Research network and communication engineer duties and responsibilities
- Manage firewall, network monitoring and server monitoring both on-site and off.
- Manage and monitor day to day operations of the network; including WAN/LAN, network routers, switches, and firewalls.
- Implement and currently manage the corporate firewall solution.
- Excele at managing major network-wide upgrades; improve speed and predictability of multicast and order-routing data.
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The average network and communication engineer salary in the United States is $89,993 per year or $43 per hour. Network and communication engineer salaries range between $65,000 and $123,000 per year.
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outside weather, I work as a network technician and the main problem I always encounter is the cold weather.
Updated January 8, 2025
