Backup operator vs administrator

The differences between backup operators and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a backup operator and an administrator. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $38,519 average annual salary of a backup operator.

The top three skills for a backup operator include quality checks, GMP and pallets. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Backup operator vs administrator overview

	Backup Operator	Administrator
Yearly salary	$38,519	$72,882
Hourly rate	$18.52	$35.04
Growth rate	7%	5%
Number of jobs	41,711	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Backup operator vs administrator salary

Backup operators and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Backup Operator	Administrator
Average salary	$38,519	$72,882
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $59,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between backup operator and administrator education

There are a few differences between a backup operator and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Backup Operator	Administrator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Backup operator vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between backup operators' and administrators' demographics:

	Backup Operator	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 73.1% Female, 26.9%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	9%

Differences between backup operator and administrator duties and responsibilities

Backup operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Perform preventive maintenance and emergency repairs on LP air blowers, air compressors, vacuum pumps and water chillers.
Configure Cisco MDS switches via GUI and CLI for SAN.
Follow all guidelines for sanitation per USDA auditing.
Move pallets of finish product and raw materials using sit down fork lift.
Replace or repair windows, doors, floors and seats on wheel vehicles.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Backup operator vs administrator skills

Common backup operator skills

Quality Checks, 24%
GMP, 15%
Pallets, 15%
Hand Tools, 14%
Troubleshoot, 13%
Data Entry, 10%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%