Entry-level systems administrator jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles
A systems administrator keeps servers, accounts and company software running and secure. Entry versions handle routine admin tasks and monitoring.
What a systems administrator does
In the technology and it family of jobs. Roles that build, test, secure and support software and systems.
A typical day
- 1. Manage user accounts and permissions
- 2. Apply updates and patches
- 3. Monitor systems
- 4. Back up and restore
- 5. Respond to incidents
Do you need experience?
Entry-level systems administrator jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
Open entry-level systems administrator jobs
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Skills for systems administrator jobs
The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.
Skills to build or show
- 1. Windows or Linux administration
- 2. Active Directory or Entra ID
- 3. Scripting basics
- 4. Networking basics
- 5. Documentation
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The market for systems administrator work
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- Open entry-level systems administrator jobs
- 0
- Employment outlook, the closest government category
- Projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035.
- AI use at work, the closest government category
- Among network and computer systems administrators, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.
Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.
Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Network and computer systems administrators”, the closest match to this job.
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Questions about systems administrator jobs
- What does a systems administrator do?
- A systems administrator keeps servers, accounts and company software running and secure. Entry versions handle routine admin tasks and monitoring. A typical day includes: manage user accounts and permissions; apply updates and patches; monitor systems; back up and restore; respond to incidents.
- Can I get an entry-level systems administrator job with no experience?
- Entry-level systems administrator jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
- What skills do you need to be a systems administrator?
- The skills this job uses most are windows or linux administration, active directory or entra ID, scripting basics, networking basics, documentation. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
- Where can a systems administrator job lead?
- People in this job commonly move to DevOps or cloud engineer, cybersecurity analyst, network technician, IT help desk technician. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.
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