Data storage specialist vs specialist

The differences between data storage specialists and specialists 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 specialist. Additionally, a data storage specialist has an average salary of $64,094, which is higher than the $58,013 average annual salary of a specialist.

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

Data storage specialist vs specialist overview

	Data Storage Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$64,094	$58,013
Hourly rate	$30.81	$27.89
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	70,296	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	2	2

Data storage specialist vs specialist salary

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

	Data Storage Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$64,094	$58,013
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $125,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between data storage specialist and specialist education

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

	Data Storage Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Data storage specialist vs specialist demographics

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

	Data Storage Specialist	Specialist
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	11%

Differences between data storage specialist and specialist 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.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Data storage specialist vs specialist skills

Common data storage specialist skills

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

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%