Desk top publisher vs specialist

The differences between desk top publishers 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 desk top publisher and a specialist. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $47,203 average annual salary of a desk top publisher.

The top three skills for a desk top publisher include desktop support, PC and OS. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Desk top publisher vs specialist overview

	Desk Top Publisher	Specialist
Yearly salary	$47,203	$58,013
Hourly rate	$22.69	$27.89
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	24,946	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Desk top publisher vs specialist salary

Desk top publishers and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Desk Top Publisher	Specialist
Average salary	$47,203	$58,013
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $73,000	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 desk top publisher and specialist education

There are a few differences between a desk top publisher and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Desk Top Publisher	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Desk top publisher vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between desk top publishers' and specialists' demographics:

	Desk Top Publisher	Specialist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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	11%	11%

Differences between desk top publisher and specialist duties and responsibilities

Desk top publisher example responsibilities.

Manage remedy ticket queue to ensure tickets are being handle properly and resolve within SLA.
Create a SharePoint document repository for all legacy system information, configuration, and associate processes.
Monitor the NAGIOS alarm system that report alerts for servers, switches, applications, and services.
Provide networking/desktop support and perform mainframe and account maintenance tasks.

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).

Desk top publisher vs specialist skills

Common desk top publisher skills

Desktop Support, 39%
PC, 14%
OS, 13%
XP, 11%
LAN, 9%
VPN, 9%

Common specialist skills

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