Data storage specialist vs program administrator

The differences between data storage specialists and program 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 a program administrator. Additionally, a data storage specialist has an average salary of $64,094, which is higher than the $50,715 average annual salary of a program administrator.

The top three skills for a data storage specialist include data storage, architecture and performance issues. The most important skills for a program administrator are customer service, oversight, and patients.

Data storage specialist vs program administrator overview

	Data Storage Specialist	Program Administrator
Yearly salary	$64,094	$50,715
Hourly rate	$30.81	$24.38
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	70,296	119,898
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Data storage specialist vs program administrator salary

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

	Data Storage Specialist	Program Administrator
Average salary	$64,094	$50,715
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $125,000	Between $34,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between data storage specialist and program administrator education

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

	Data Storage Specialist	Program Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Data storage specialist vs program administrator demographics

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

	Data Storage Specialist	Program Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 30.6% Female, 69.4%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between data storage specialist and program 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.

Program administrator example responsibilities.

Manage monetary, laptop and training supports for members living with HIV.
Manage overall document inventory and wiki updates via SharePoint.
Manage CRM and SharePoint systems for online recruiting technology company.
Manage co-op vendor and provide overall program direction for Toyota dealers and regional offices nationwide.
Develop and implement administrative procedures for new mental health management unit providing day services to elderly patients.
Invoice clients using QuickBooks software.

Data storage specialist vs program administrator skills

Common data storage specialist skills

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

Common program administrator skills

Customer Service, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Patients, 6%
Project Management, 6%
PowerPoint, 4%
Client Facing, 4%

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