Data storage specialist vs operations administrator

The differences between data storage specialists and operations 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 data storage specialist and an operations administrator. Additionally, a data storage specialist has an average salary of $64,094, which is higher than the $50,962 average annual salary of an operations administrator.

The top three skills for a data storage specialist include data storage, architecture and performance issues. The most important skills for an operations administrator are various management, data entry, and clerical support.

Data storage specialist vs operations administrator overview

	Data Storage Specialist	Operations Administrator
Yearly salary	$64,094	$50,962
Hourly rate	$30.81	$24.50
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	70,296	115,828
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Data storage specialist vs operations administrator salary

Data storage specialists and operations administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Data Storage Specialist	Operations Administrator
Average salary	$64,094	$50,962
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $125,000	Between $31,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between data storage specialist and operations administrator education

There are a few differences between a data storage specialist and an operations administrator in terms of educational background:

	Data Storage Specialist	Operations Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Data storage specialist vs operations administrator demographics

Here are the differences between data storage specialists' and operations administrators' demographics:

	Data Storage Specialist	Operations Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 11.1% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between data storage specialist and operations administrator duties and responsibilities

Data storage specialist example responsibilities.

Deploy and manage EMC CLARiiON storage system.
Engage in managing SnapMirror performance management, fine-tuning.
Live host migrations (HP-UX / AIX / Linux) across arrays and switches.
Work with storage provisioning on VMAX, DMX-3, DMX-4 using SYMCLI, SMC, CLARiiON CX4-960 storage arrays using Unisphere.
Configure and allocate storage on EMC VMAX, DMX-4 / DMX-3, using SYMCLI, Unisphere.
Verify iscsi group and check the authentication.

Operations administrator example responsibilities.

Manage online digital storefront operations using PDF file format and HTML.
Manage all aspects of desktop support for several hundr users on site and at remote locations.
Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Write queries through mainframe using SQL in order to produce reports for internal/external partners.
Monitor printers and desktop's utilizing WebJet Admin for page count and toner activity.
Learned and maintain department operations and the SQL jobs and reports that run for the business.

Data storage specialist vs operations administrator skills

Common data storage specialist skills

Data Storage, 16%
Architecture, 10%
Performance Issues, 9%
EMC, 9%
Capacity Planning, 8%
Provisioning, 7%

Common operations administrator skills

Various Management, 15%
Data Entry, 9%
Clerical Support, 6%
Administrative Functions, 6%
Photocopying, 5%
Management Review, 5%

Data Storage Specialist vs. similar jobs

Data Storage Specialist related careers

Data Storage Specialist related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Computer and Mathematical Industry
Data Storage Specialist
Data Storage Specialist vs Operations Administrator

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse computer and mathematical jobs