Can AI Replace Computer Network Support Specialists in 2026?

Moderate exposure. AI could handle about 71% of today's computer network support specialists tasks by 2036, and there is a 31% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI is likely to take over many tasks outright.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

44%

Headcount (2025 = 100)

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

13% 2030 · 31% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

2.6 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians21% risk by 2036 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers8% risk by 2036 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers11% risk by 2036

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Configure security settings or access permissions for groups or individuals".Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Provide telephone support related to networking or connectivity issues".Get visibly better at your human core: "Back up network data".Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.Read about a lower-risk move: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians.

Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 21% chance of contraction by 2036
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers — 8% chance of contraction by 2036
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers — 11% chance of contraction by 2036

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Based on 26 O*NET tasks for "Computer Network Support Specialists" (SOC 15-1231.00). LLM alone: 46% of tasks; with AI tools: 81%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10