Technology jobs are on the rise. For the first time since U.S. News began publishing their annual job rankings, the No. 1 job overall isn’t from the health care industry — it’s a tech job.

Employment of network administrators in the computer systems design and related services industry is projected to grow 35 percent from 2012 to 2022 according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Growth is expected in healthcare as their use of information technology increases.

Luis Cano, a 2009 TSTC graduate, is working for HP in Abilene. He earned an Associate Degree in Computer Networking in two years and graduated with NO DEBT. After graduation, Cano worked in the computer industry, gaining experience and landed with HP earlier this year. “I love my job,” said Cano. It’s an awesome job that allows me to provide for my family.”

Texas employs the second- most network and computer systems administrators in the nation, behind California. The average wage for a Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Texas is nearly $100,000 annually. According to WANTED Analytics, there have been nearly 5,000 jobs posted for Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Texas in the last 120 days.

Computer networks are critical parts of almost every organization. Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of these networks. They organize, install, and support an organization’s computer systems, including local area networks (LANs); wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets, and other data communication systems.

TSTC offers Computer Networking systems in Abilene and Brownwood. TSTC is enrolling now for the fall semester. Apply online at westtexas.tstc.edu today or call 325.672.7091 (Abilene) or 325.641.3911 (Brownwood). Low cost, accelerated training and job placement services. It’s our job to get you a job.