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Web Administrators

Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.

Career Cluster:Digital Technology
Job Family:Computer and Mathematical
Job Zone:Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
STEM:Research, Development, Design, and Practitioners
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Key Tasks

  • Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
  • Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
  • Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
  • Identify, standardize, and communicate levels of access and security.
  • Correct testing-identified problems, or recommend actions for their resolution.
  • Determine sources of Web page or server problems, and take action to correct such problems.
  • Implement updates, upgrades, and patches in a timely manner to limit loss of service.
  • Implement Web site security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption.
  • Collaborate with development teams to discuss, analyze, or resolve usability issues.
  • Test issues such as system integration, performance, and system security on a regular schedule or after any major program modifications.
  • Perform user testing or usage analyses to determine Web sites' effectiveness or usability.
  • Document application and Web site changes or change procedures.
  • Track, compile, and analyze Web site usage data.
  • Test backup or recovery plans regularly and resolve any problems.
  • Recommend Web site improvements, and develop budgets to support recommendations.
  • Install or configure Web server software or hardware to ensure that directory structure is well-defined, logical, and secure, and that files are named properly.
  • Review or update Web page content or links in a timely manner, using appropriate tools.
  • Administer internet or intranet infrastructure, including Web, file, and mail servers.
  • Gather, analyze, or document user feedback to locate or resolve sources of problems.
  • Set up or maintain monitoring tools on Web servers or Web sites.
  • Monitor Web developments through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
  • Develop Web site performance metrics.
  • Develop or document style guidelines for Web site content.
  • Identify or address interoperability requirements.
  • Collaborate with Web developers to create and operate internal and external Web sites, or to manage projects, such as e-marketing campaigns.
  • Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.
  • Check and analyze operating system or application log files regularly to verify proper system performance.
  • Provide training or technical assistance in Web site implementation or use.
  • Evaluate testing routines or procedures for adequacy, sufficiency, and effectiveness.
  • Inform Web site users of problems, problem resolutions, or application changes and updates.
  • Document installation or configuration procedures to allow maintenance and repetition.
  • Develop testing routines and procedures.
  • Test new software packages for use in Web operations or other applications.
  • Develop and implement marketing plans for home pages, including print advertising or advertisement rotation.
  • Evaluate or recommend server hardware or software.

Skills

Critical Thinking
75%
Reading Comprehension
72%
Active Listening
69%
Complex Problem Solving
69%
Systems Evaluation
60%
Monitoring
60%
Judgment and Decision Making
60%
Speaking
56%
Systems Analysis
56%
Writing
56%
Programming
53%
Active Learning
53%
Quality Control Analysis
53%
Coordination
50%
Instructing
50%
Time Management
50%
Learning Strategies
50%
Social Perceptiveness
47%
Service Orientation
47%
Operations Analysis
44%
Management of Personnel Resources
41%
Negotiation
38%
Persuasion
38%
Troubleshooting
38%
Operations Monitoring
35%
Technology Design
35%
Mathematics
28%
Science
28%
Management of Financial Resources
25%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Operation and Control
19%
Equipment Selection
19%
Installation
16%
Repairing
3%
Equipment Maintenance
3%

Knowledge

Computers and Electronics
79%
Communications and Media
78%
English Language
78%
Customer and Personal Service
64%
Administration and Management
55%
Engineering and Technology
55%
Design
54%
Sales and Marketing
50%
Education and Training
48%
Telecommunications
43%
Administrative
42%
Mathematics
41%
Law and Government
37%
Public Safety and Security
33%
Personnel and Human Resources
32%
Production and Processing
31%
Psychology
24%
Economics and Accounting
23%
Sociology and Anthropology
21%
Geography
19%
Fine Arts
15%
History and Archeology
13%
Mechanical
11%
Transportation
10%
Foreign Language
9%
Building and Construction
6%
Physics
6%
Philosophy and Theology
5%
Biology
5%
Food Production
4%
Medicine and Dentistry
4%
Chemistry
4%
Therapy and Counseling
3%

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension
75%
Written Comprehension
75%
Deductive Reasoning
72%
Problem Sensitivity
72%
Near Vision
72%
Oral Expression
72%
Inductive Reasoning
69%
Written Expression
66%
Information Ordering
60%
Speech Recognition
56%
Speech Clarity
56%
Category Flexibility
53%
Fluency of Ideas
53%
Flexibility of Closure
50%
Originality
50%
Visualization
47%
Mathematical Reasoning
47%
Speed of Closure
47%
Selective Attention
47%
Finger Dexterity
44%
Perceptual Speed
44%
Far Vision
41%
Number Facility
41%
Memorization
41%
Visual Color Discrimination
35%
Time Sharing
31%
Manual Dexterity
25%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
22%
Control Precision
22%
Hearing Sensitivity
19%
Auditory Attention
19%
Depth Perception
19%
Trunk Strength
13%
Wrist-Finger Speed
10%
Dynamic Strength
3%
Sound Localization
0%
Reaction Time
0%
Extent Flexibility
0%
Night Vision
0%
Stamina
0%
Static Strength
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Multilimb Coordination
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Rate Control
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Response Orientation
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Working with Computers
98%
Getting Information
89%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
86%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
84%
Thinking Creatively
80%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
78%
Processing Information
74%
Analyzing Data or Information
73%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
72%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
71%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
69%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
69%
Developing and Building Teams
67%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
66%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
64%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
64%
Training and Teaching Others
64%
Documenting/Recording Information
60%
Coaching and Developing Others
59%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
58%
Performing Administrative Activities
58%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
56%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
54%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
51%
Scheduling Work and Activities
51%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
44%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
44%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
43%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
41%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
39%
Selling or Influencing Others
36%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
30%
Staffing Organizational Units
30%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
28%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
25%
Controlling Machines and Processes
24%
Assisting and Caring for Others
20%
Handling and Moving Objects
18%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
13%
Performing General Physical Activities
11%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
8%

Work Context

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

99%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

93%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

88%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

86%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

84%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

81%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

80%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

79%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

76%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

70%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

69%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

65%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

65%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

64%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

63%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

61%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

59%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

55%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

54%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

50%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

48%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

46%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

44%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

43%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

41%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

33%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

30%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

29%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

28%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

25%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

23%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

19%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

11%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

9%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

9%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

6%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

6%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

6%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

5%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

5%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

5%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

5%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

4%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

3%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

3%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

3%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

3%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

1%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

1%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

1%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

1%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

0%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

0%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

0%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

0%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

0%

Education

Bachelor's degree

55%

Some college, no degree

15%

Associate's degree

15%

Interests

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

79

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

57

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

46

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

26

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

21

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

21

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
86%
Dependability
84%
Cautiousness
77%
Intellectual Curiosity
71%
Integrity
64%
Adaptability
61%
Perseverance
59%
Achievement Orientation
57%
Innovation
54%
Stress Tolerance
52%
Initiative
51%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
49%
Self-Confidence
44%
Cooperation
32%
Self-Control
27%
Leadership Orientation
18%
Social Orientation
14%
Humility
11%
Sincerity
10%
Empathy
8%
Optimism
5%

Work Values

Achievement
78%
Working Conditions
78%
Independence
72%
Recognition
67%
Support
67%
Relationships
45%

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