NetSuite / ERP Administrator

Also called: ERP Administrator, ERP Analyst

Keeps a company's main business software for orders, inventory and accounting running smoothly.

A day in the life

You add a new warehouse location to the system, fix a report the finance team uses for month-end and train new employees on how to enter orders correctly.

Pay over a career

Starting
$65k
Typical
$92k
High
$130k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in accounting, business or IT; vendor certifications.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Accounting, Information Systems.

Outlook

Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). Tracks computer systems analysts.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. ERP AI automates reports and fixes, but keeping a company's orders and books running stays a human job.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Accounting, Business, Computer applications.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1211.

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