Associate network analyst vs network administrator

The differences between associate network analysts and network administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an associate network analyst has an average salary of $73,505, which is higher than the $71,357 average annual salary of a network administrator.

The top three skills for an associate network analyst include netcool, switches and connectivity issues. The most important skills for a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Associate network analyst vs network administrator overview

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$73,505	$71,357
Hourly rate	$35.34	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	24,293	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	-	2

Associate network analyst vs network administrator salary

Associate network analysts and network administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Administrator
Average salary	$73,505	$71,357
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $103,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between associate network analyst and network administrator education

There are a few differences between an associate network analyst and a network administrator in terms of educational background:

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Information Technology	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Associate network analyst vs network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between associate network analysts' and network administrators' demographics:

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Administrator
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 73.7% Female, 26.3%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 5.2% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between associate network analyst and network administrator duties and responsibilities

Associate network analyst example responsibilities.

Coordinate marketing brainstorming meetings, prepare minutes, manage project follow-up, and create summary PowerPoint presentations.
Research and correlate events to various switches and routers to determine issues on the network.
Install and troubleshoot Cisco switches.
Install and configure Cisco VOIP phones.
Resolve a history of problematic network failure by troubleshooting LAN connections.
Coordinate marketing brainstorming meetings, prepare minutes, manage project follow-up, and create summary PowerPoint presentations.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Associate network analyst vs network administrator skills

Common associate network analyst skills

NetCool, 12%
Switches, 11%
Connectivity Issues, 10%
NOC, 9%
Routers, 8%
DCO, 7%

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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