Associate network analyst vs network technician

The differences between associate network analysts and network technicians 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 $68,938 average annual salary of a network technician.

The top three skills for an associate network analyst include netcool, switches and connectivity issues. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Associate network analyst vs network technician overview

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$73,505	$68,938
Hourly rate	$35.34	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	24,293	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	-	2

Associate network analyst vs network technician salary

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

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Technician
Average salary	$73,505	$68,938
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $103,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between associate network analyst and network technician education

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

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Information Technology	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Pennsylvania

Associate network analyst vs network technician demographics

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

	Associate Network Analyst	Network Technician
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 73.7% Female, 26.3%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between associate network analyst and network technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Associate network analyst vs network technician skills

Common associate network analyst skills

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

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%

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