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Updated: 5 Feb 2012
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Salary$28,897 - $57,326  
   
Bonus$98.45 - $5,021  
Profit Sharing$850 - $8,250  
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)		$27,059 - $55,410  
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Information Technology (IT) Services$27,468 - $58,261
Financial Services$27,848 - $57,500
Government Contractor$29,895 - $63,308
Education, College/University$27,227 - $54,785
Banking$27,400 - $56,101

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Key Statistics for Help Desk Specialist Jobs

Gender
Female
21%
female alumni
  
Male
79%
male alumni
Salary:$32,369 - $46,274 $32,900 - $46,672
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
4%
1-4 years
45%
5-9 years
28%
10-19 years
21%
20 years or more
2%
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medical benefits Medical: 82% dental benefits Dental: 72%
vision benefits Vision: 55% employee benefits None: 17%

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Common Future Jobs

Help Desk Specialist

Salary Range

$27,059 - $55,410
payscale
Help Desk Technician
$24,428 - $51,116
Customer Service Representative (CSR)
$19,295 - $42,594
Computer / Network Support Technician
$24,125 - $58,908
 
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Common Future Jobs

Help Desk Specialist

Salary Range

$27,059 - $55,410
payscale
Network Administrator, IT
$30,972 - $70,403
Systems Administrator
$35,207 - $77,233
Information Technology (IT) Manager
$42,229 - $125,123
 

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Help Desk Specialist Job Description

People with the job title Help Desk Specialist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Help Desk Specialists
Troubleshoot all information technology issues, including software, hardware, and networking. Install and update desktops, laptops, PDAs, peripherals, networks, and related software.

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Help Desk Specialist - (City withheld for privacy), Pennsylvania, United States
If you suffer from social anxiety, don't make a big deal about it. It cost me my job because I was in such fear of being fired, I got fired. I made stupid mistakes. Don't ever let someone get to you, it will ruin you. Happened to me twice now.
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