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Market evidence report — picture-archiving-and-communication-systems-administrator
Source: 61 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 61), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-18. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 48 | 79 % |
| senior | 9 | 15 % |
| lead | 2 | 3 % |
| junior | 1 | 2 % |
| n/a | 1 | 2 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PACS | 16 | 26 % |
| 2 | Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) | 12 | 20 % |
| 3 | RIS | 9 | 15 % |
| 4 | Sectra PACS | 7 | 11 % |
| 5 | SQL | 7 | 11 % |
| 6 | dicom | 5 | 8 % |
| 7 | eRAD | 5 | 8 % |
| 8 | hl7 | 5 | 8 % |
| 9 | Windows Server | 5 | 8 % |
| 10 | GE PACS | 4 | 7 % |
| 11 | Microsoft Office | 3 | 5 % |
| 12 | VNA | 3 | 5 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pacs administration | 32 | 52 % |
| 2 | troubleshooting | 23 | 38 % |
| 3 | user training | 12 | 20 % |
| 4 | system implementation | 10 | 16 % |
| 5 | system integration | 9 | 15 % |
| 6 | system troubleshooting | 9 | 15 % |
| 7 | workflow analysis | 9 | 15 % |
| 8 | data integrity management | 8 | 13 % |
| 9 | workflow optimization | 7 | 11 % |
| 10 | data migration | 6 | 10 % |
| 11 | storage management | 6 | 10 % |
| 12 | system maintenance | 6 | 10 % |
| 13 | system optimization | 6 | 10 % |
| 14 | clinical operations | 5 | 8 % |
| 15 | database management | 5 | 8 % |
| 16 | disaster recovery planning | 5 | 8 % |
| 17 | image routing | 5 | 8 % |
| 18 | network configuration | 5 | 8 % |
| 19 | radiology workflows | 5 | 8 % |
| 20 | system administration | 5 | 8 % |
| 21 | system monitoring | 5 | 8 % |
| 22 | compliance management | 4 | 7 % |
| 23 | dicom support | 4 | 7 % |
| 24 | image workflow management | 4 | 7 % |
| 25 | networking | 4 | 7 % |
| 26 | regulatory compliance | 4 | 7 % |
| 27 | ris administration | 4 | 7 % |
| 28 | system documentation | 4 | 7 % |
| 29 | virtualization | 4 | 7 % |
| 30 | application management | 3 | 5 % |
| 31 | compliance monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 32 | database querying | 3 | 5 % |
| 33 | digital imaging | 3 | 5 % |
| 34 | incident resolution | 3 | 5 % |
| 35 | project coordination | 3 | 5 % |
| 36 | security management | 3 | 5 % |
| 37 | service request fulfillment | 3 | 5 % |
| 38 | systems administration | 3 | 5 % |
| 39 | workflow configuration | 3 | 5 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hipaa compliance | 6 | 10 % |
| 2 | disaster recovery planning | 4 | 7 % |
| 3 | business continuity processes | 3 | 5 % |
| 4 | imaging standards compliance | 3 | 5 % |
| 5 | offshoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 6 | root cause analysis | 3 | 5 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | system maintenance | 12 | 20 % |
| 2 | system support | 8 | 13 % |
| 3 | technical support | 6 | 10 % |
| 4 | user training | 6 | 10 % |
| 5 | vendor coordination | 6 | 10 % |
| 6 | design participation | 5 | 8 % |
| 7 | recommendation provision | 5 | 8 % |
| 8 | system health oversight | 5 | 8 % |
| 9 | workflow evaluation | 5 | 8 % |
| 10 | advocacy for radiology operations | 4 | 7 % |
| 11 | critical issue resolution | 4 | 7 % |
| 12 | end-user training | 4 | 7 % |
| 13 | interface management | 4 | 7 % |
| 14 | issue escalation | 4 | 7 % |
| 15 | junior staff mentoring | 4 | 7 % |
| 16 | pacs maintenance | 4 | 7 % |
| 17 | technical support provision | 4 | 7 % |
| 18 | vendor relationship management | 4 | 7 % |
| 19 | workflow subject matter expertise | 4 | 7 % |
| 20 | application configuration | 3 | 5 % |
| 21 | client stakeholder communication | 3 | 5 % |
| 22 | complex configuration implementation | 3 | 5 % |
| 23 | data validation | 3 | 5 % |
| 24 | digital image storage management | 3 | 5 % |
| 25 | image routing monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 26 | offshore team coordination | 3 | 5 % |
| 27 | pacs performance monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 28 | pacs system maintenance | 3 | 5 % |
| 29 | software upgrades | 3 | 5 % |
| 30 | system monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 31 | system optimization | 3 | 5 % |
| 32 | system upgrades | 3 | 5 % |
| 33 | user access control | 3 | 5 % |
| 34 | user access management | 3 | 5 % |
| 35 | vendor collaboration | 3 | 5 % |
| 36 | vendor liaison | 3 | 5 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 61 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
61 ads.
Top hard skills:
- pacs administration — 52 % (32 ads)
- troubleshooting — 38 % (23 ads)
- user training — 20 % (12 ads)
- system implementation — 16 % (10 ads)
- system integration — 15 % (9 ads)
- system troubleshooting — 15 % (9 ads)
- workflow analysis — 15 % (9 ads)
- data integrity management — 13 % (8 ads)
- workflow optimization — 11 % (7 ads)
- data migration — 10 % (6 ads)
Top tools:
- PACS — 26 % (16 ads)
- Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) — 20 % (12 ads)
- RIS — 15 % (9 ads)
- Sectra PACS — 11 % (7 ads)
- SQL — 11 % (7 ads)
- dicom — 8 % (5 ads)
- eRAD — 8 % (5 ads)
- hl7 — 8 % (5 ads)
- Windows Server — 8 % (5 ads)
- GE PACS — 7 % (4 ads)
Seniority: mid 79 % · senior 15 % · lead 3 % · junior 2 % · n/a 2 %
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| PACS Administrator | 13 |
| Picture Archiving And Communication System Administrator | 10 |
| IT PACS Sr Systems Administrator | 3 |
| IT PACS Administrator | 2 |
| IT PACS Systems Administrator | 2 |
| Associate Systems Administrator (Part-Time) - Radiology, PACS | 1 |
| Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist-Picture Archival Communication System (PACS) | 1 |
| Digital Imaging PACS Administrator 6116810 | 1 |
| Digital Imaging PACS Administrator 6116811 | 1 |
| Digital Imaging Radiology PACS Administrator 6116808 | 1 |
| Healthcare IT systems Administrator (PACS/RIS) | 1 |
| IT PACS Systems Administrator Associate | 1 |
| Junior PACs Administrator | 1 |
| PACS & Imaging Systems Administrator | 1 |
| PACS Administrator (Charlotte, NC - Hybrid) | 1 |
| PACS Administrator — 24/7 Radiology IT & Training | 1 |
| Pacs Administrator - Radiology | 1 |
| PACS Administrator at VHC Health Alexandria, VA | 1 |
| PACS Administrator FT- 1.0 FTE, Night Shift, Remote Possible 21 | 1 |
| PACS Administrator III | 1 |
| PACS Administrator: Imaging Informatics & Support Lead | 1 |
| PACS Systems Administrator Imaging IT (24/7, HIPAA) | 1 |
| Picture Archiving And Communication System Administrator - Cardiology Implementations | 1 |
| Picture Archiving And Communication System Administrator at IDR Healthcare Jekyll Island, GA | 1 |
| Picture Archiving And Communication System Administrator at OnPoint Search Consultants California | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.