How likely is AI to replace Computer Network Support Specialists?

Published research puts Computer Network Support Specialists at 53 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 8 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Computer Network Support Specialists?

Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Computer Network Support Specialists run from 41 to 59 out of 100 across the 8 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Which technology roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published technology roles to Computer Network Support Specialists by score are Network and Computer Systems Administrators (53/100), Mathematicians (54/100), and Blockchain Engineers (52/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Will AI replace Computer Network Support Specialists?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Computer Network Support Specialists, aggregated from 8 research sources.

What this score means

Computer Network Support Specialists sits in the middle of the exposure range for Technology. Routine parts of the job are starting to automate, but much of it still depends on judgment, relationships, and context that today's models handle poorly. At 53 out of 100 it sits close to the Technology average of 55. Across the 8 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 41 to 59, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Computer Network Support Specialists, most central first, showing 12 of 26.

01Back up network data.
02Configure security settings or access permissions for groups or individuals.
03Analyze and report computer network security breaches or attempted breaches.
04Identify the causes of networking problems, using diagnostic testing software and equipment.
05Document network support activities.
06Configure wide area network (WAN) or local area network (LAN) routers or related equipment.
07Install network software, including security or firewall software.
08Troubleshoot network or connectivity problems for users or user groups.
09Provide telephone support related to networking or connectivity issues.
10Evaluate local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) performance data to ensure sufficient availability or speed, to identify network problems, or for disaster recovery purposes.
11Analyze network data to determine network usage, disk space availability, or server function.
12Perform routine maintenance or standard repairs to networking components or equipment.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 8 research sources that scored Computer Network Support Specialists for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01AI Will Reshape More Jobs Than It Replaces · 2026BCG Henderson Institute (2026)
02Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026Anthropic
03Global Automation Atlas: Task Substitution Exposure by Occupation · 2026Garg, Crosta, Baier (2026), arXiv:2605.17086
04WORKBank: Expert-Rated Automation Capacity of Occupational Tasks · 2026Shao, Zope, Jiang, Pei, Nguyen, Brynjolfsson, Yang, Stanford (2026)
05Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
06Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
07GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, Rock (Science, 2024)
08AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Computer Network Support Specialists?: Published research puts Computer Network Support Specialists at 53 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 8 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Computer Network Support Specialists?: Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Computer Network Support Specialists run from 41 to 59 out of 100 across the 8 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.
Which technology roles face similar AI exposure?: The closest published technology roles to Computer Network Support Specialists by score are Network and Computer Systems Administrators (53/100), Mathematicians (54/100), and Blockchain Engineers (52/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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