Will AI replace Network and Computer Systems Administrators?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 5 of the 10 studied Network and Computer Systems Administrators tasks as do-able by AI today, and 5 of those are tasks workers also want automated.
of tasks in the Network and Computer Systems Administrators role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and network and computer systems administrators workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 50% of the 10 work tasks in the Network and Computer Systems Administrators role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 15-1244.00).
- Workers in the Network and Computer Systems Administrators role rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 5 of 10 Network and Computer Systems Administrators tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 50% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Network and Computer Systems Administrators task scores 3.66/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.37/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Network and Computer Systems Administrators role (O*NET SOC 15-1244.00) has a median U.S. wage of $101,190 and about 318,570 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
Top tasks to automate
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- Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
- Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
- Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
- Analyze equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement.
- Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 10 tasks studied for Network and Computer Systems Administrators, 5 (50%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 3.66/5 for worker desire and 3.37/5 for AI capability.
All 10 tasks, most-wanted first
Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
Green Lightwant 4.17 · AI 4.67Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
Green Lightwant 3.88 · AI 5Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.75 · AI 1.5Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.71 · AI 2Analyze equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement.
Green Lightwant 3.67 · AI 4Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments are needed and where changes will be needed in the future.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.67 · AI 3.33Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
Green Lightwant 3.5 · AI 4.5Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.5 · AI 2.5Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
Green Lightwant 3.4 · AI 3.5Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.33 · AI 2.67
Related occupations
Other Computer and Mathematical roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
- Computer Systems AnalystsAI can do 44% of tasks today · workers want 11% automated
- Computer Network Support SpecialistsAI can do 56% of tasks today · workers want 33% automated
- Information Security AnalystsAI can do 40% of tasks today · workers want 60% automated
- MathematiciansAI can do 40% of tasks today · workers want 60% automated
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersAI can do 65% of tasks today · workers want 88% automated
- StatisticiansAI can do 67% of tasks today · workers want 83% automated
Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 50% for Network and Computer Systems Administrators (Stanford WORKBank).
Network and Computer Systems Administrators ranks #56 of 104 studied roles by the share of tasks AI experts rate as do-able today. See which roles top and bottom the list in the most automatable jobs in 2026.