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Help desk technician: a person in this job answers employees’ IT problems by phone, chat or in person: logins, laptops, printers, software. Xcellink Pte Ltd, ABACUS, Nebius, SpaceX and Rocket Lab have the most open roles with “Help desk technician” or a close variant in the title right now.

448 open roles · 62 posted in the last 7 days · 10% remote · 268 companies hiring · $98K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay105 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $98K.
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Can be done from home10%44 of 448 jobs
State the pay28%126 of 448 jobs
Are for beginners4%20 of 448 jobs
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Skills asked for in help desk technician roles

Help desk118 · 26%Windows109 · 24%macOS92 · 21%Jira90 · 20%Linux84 · 19%Microsoft 36576 · 17%Azure65 · 15%

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What help desk technician roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$93K81
Senior$98K18

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

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Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

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Questions about help desk technician jobs

What is a help desk technician job?
In a help desk technician job, a person answers employees’ IT problems by phone, chat or in person: logins, laptops, printers, software. 448 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many help desk technician jobs are open right now?
There are 448 open help desk technician jobs at 268 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 62 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most help desk technician jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Xcellink Pte Ltd (27), ABACUS (16), Nebius (12), SpaceX (9) and Formlabs (8). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote help desk technician jobs?
44 of the 448 open help desk technician jobs (10%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do help desk technician jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $98K, based on 105 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $80K and $128K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a help desk technician job?
20 of the 448 open help desk technician jobs (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 227 postings that state experience, the median asks for 3 years. 268 companies are hiring and 62 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing help desk technician jobs?
18 of the 448 open help desk technician jobs (4%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, AI. Employers still list 448 such roles today at 268 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do help desk technician jobs ask for?
Most often Help desk (26%), Windows (24%), macOS (21%), Jira (20%), Linux (19%) of the 448 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in help desk technician jobs?
IT Support Engineer (55), IT Support Specialist (37), Technical Support Specialist (31), IT Support Technician (12), IT Specialist (9): the most common titles among the 448 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are help desk technician jobs in demand in 2026?
448 help desk technician jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 268 companies, 0.3% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 62 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $98K. 44 (10%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for help desk technician jobs?
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