Certified novell engineer vs senior system administrator

The differences between certified novell engineers 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 a certified novell engineer and a senior system administrator. Additionally, a certified novell engineer has an average salary of $101,440, which is higher than the $98,146 average annual salary of a senior system administrator.

The top three skills for a certified novell engineer include professional work, plumbing and linux. The most important skills for a senior system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Certified novell engineer vs senior system administrator overview

	Certified Novell Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$101,440	$98,146
Hourly rate	$48.77	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	43,925	100,873
Job satisfaction	3	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Certified novell engineer vs senior system administrator salary

Certified novell engineers and senior system administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Certified Novell Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$101,440	$98,146
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $153,000	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 certified novell engineer and senior system administrator education

There are a few differences between a certified novell engineer and a senior system administrator in terms of educational background:

	Certified Novell Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Certified novell engineer vs senior system administrator demographics

Here are the differences between certified novell engineers' and senior system administrators' demographics:

	Certified Novell Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 13.5% White, 61.2% 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 certified novell engineer and senior system administrator duties and responsibilities

Certified novell engineer example responsibilities.

Configure and manage networks using L3 protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
Accomplish relational database administration and implementation.
Repair, replace, and install network hardware including, but not limit to switches, servers, and phones.
Provide HW and SW support on various product lines (PC s, printers, laptops, servers, etc . )
Maintain DNS and DHCP servers.
Implement MPLS VPN networks for various customers.

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.

Certified novell engineer vs senior system administrator skills

Common certified novell engineer skills

Professional Work, 30%
Plumbing, 27%
Linux, 12%
Network Infrastructure, 6%
LDAP, 5%
Emergency Generators, 4%

Common senior system administrator skills

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

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