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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.