Assistant network manager vs senior system administrator

The differences between assistant network managers and senior system administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an assistant network manager and a senior system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, which is higher than the $63,476 average annual salary of an assistant network manager.

The top three skills for an assistant network manager include tcp ip, linux and network hardware. The most important skills for a senior system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Assistant network manager vs senior system administrator overview

	Assistant Network Manager	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$63,476	$98,146
Hourly rate	$30.52	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	23,075	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Assistant network manager vs senior system administrator salary

Assistant network managers and senior system administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Network Manager	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$63,476	$98,146
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $100,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between assistant network manager and senior system administrator education

There are a few differences between an assistant network manager and a senior system administrator in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Network Manager	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Assistant network manager vs senior system administrator demographics

Here are the differences between assistant network managers' and senior system administrators' demographics:

	Assistant Network Manager	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 72.5% Female, 27.5%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between assistant network manager and senior system administrator duties and responsibilities

Assistant network manager example responsibilities.

Manage project to maximize available bandwidth and throughput by implementing QOS technologies including compression, traffic shaping and priority/custom queuing.
Configure VLANS and subnets for LAN.
Perform OS upgrades and communication device replacement and configuration.
Deliver a major improvement over old VPN system that catapult productivity of remote customer force.
Connect partner companies over VPN tunnels to protect any confidential data from being compromise and/or intercept.
Perform database administration activities including database monitoring, space management, performance tuning, SQL tuning, database backup and recover.

Senior system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Assistant network manager vs senior system administrator skills

Common assistant network manager skills

Tcp Ip, 10%
Linux, 9%
Network Hardware, 8%
Network Infrastructure, 7%
Switches, 6%
Windows Server, 6%

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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