Cisco certified network associate vs senior network engineer

The differences between cisco certified network associates and senior network engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a cisco certified network associate and a senior network engineer. Additionally, a senior network engineer has an average salary of $111,707, which is higher than the $78,920 average annual salary of a cisco certified network associate.

The top three skills for a cisco certified network associate include CCNA, windows server and WAN. The most important skills for a senior network engineer are switches, BGP, and OSPF.

Cisco certified network associate vs senior network engineer overview

	Cisco Certified Network Associate	Senior Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$78,920	$111,707
Hourly rate	$37.94	$53.71
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	56,658	35,428
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Cisco certified network associate vs senior network engineer salary

Cisco certified network associates and senior network engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cisco Certified Network Associate	Senior Network Engineer
Average salary	$78,920	$111,707
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $123,000	Between $85,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between cisco certified network associate and senior network engineer education

There are a few differences between a cisco certified network associate and a senior network engineer in terms of educational background:

	Cisco Certified Network Associate	Senior Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Cisco certified network associate vs senior network engineer demographics

Here are the differences between cisco certified network associates' and senior network engineers' demographics:

	Cisco Certified Network Associate	Senior Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 13.5% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between cisco certified network associate and senior network engineer duties and responsibilities

Cisco certified network associate example responsibilities.

Lead architecture and design sessions with customers; initiate technical meetings with customer engineers to further engage and identify additional opportunities.
Design and arrange full curriculum for students and faculty for the CCNA exam.
Assist in installation and configuration of new network switches
Develop documentation of best practices and deployment procedures for Citrix and DataCore products.
Maintain LAN user documentation including hardware/software applications, support logs and other relate information.
Install and repair VoIP service by remotely monitoring traffic, resolve connectivity issues and exchange defective hardware.

Senior network engineer example responsibilities.

Manage check point firewall logs using check point tracker and splunk.
Manage network / systems security, implement policies, processes PCI, HIPAA compliance.
Manage the SAN base storage environment consisting of EMC CX3-80's and CX700's.
Design and build Cisco Meraki cloud manage firewall, switch, and wireless access points for new facility of marketing firm.
Manage network security processes using ASA firewalls.
Manage, operate and analyze results from Sourcefire detection systems.

Cisco certified network associate vs senior network engineer skills

Common cisco certified network associate skills

CCNA, 17%
Windows Server, 8%
WAN, 6%
LAN, 6%
Certifications, 5%
Linux, 5%

Common senior network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
BGP, 5%
OSPF, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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