How to become a Systems Administrator
Official title: Systems Administrators
Develops, controls, maintains and manages computer systems and networks.
Main tasks
- Maintain and manage computer networks and environments, including hardware and system software
- Propose changes to improve system and network configuration, and decide the hardware and software needed
- Monitor console operations to improve the performance of computer systems and networks
Ways in
- University department: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 114 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$1,213,000 a year
- Demand for Information and communications technology jobs is projected at about 246,000 in 2024 and about 319,000 in 2030. (+29.7%)
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Computer Network Professionals
- Database Designers and Administrators
- Other Database and Network Professionals
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Systems Administrator?
Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees.
How much does a Systems Administrator earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$1,213,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Systems Administrator a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 29.7% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Systems Administrator?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026