Learn about the types of people who become systems administrators. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2025
93% of systems administrators work in full-time roles while 7% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a systems administrator. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming systems administrators at a ratio of 5.72 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
18% of systems administrators are female and 82% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a systems administrator and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a systems administrator and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming a systems administrator than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of systems administrators are White, making up 62% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish, making up 9% and 7% respectively.