Domain administrator vs network administrator

The differences between domain administrators and network 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 domain administrator and a network administrator. Additionally, a domain administrator has an average salary of $78,593, which is higher than the $71,357 average annual salary of a network administrator.

The top three skills for a domain administrator include windows server, DNS and powershell. The most important skills for a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Domain administrator vs network administrator overview

	Domain Administrator	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$78,593	$71,357
Hourly rate	$37.79	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	82,346	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Domain administrator vs network administrator salary

Domain administrators and network administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Domain Administrator	Network Administrator
Average salary	$78,593	$71,357
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $112,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between domain administrator and network administrator education

There are a few differences between a domain administrator and a network administrator in terms of educational background:

	Domain Administrator	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Domain administrator vs network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between domain administrators' and network administrators' demographics:

	Domain Administrator	Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between domain administrator and network administrator duties and responsibilities

Domain administrator example responsibilities.

Install service packs and patches to client workstations and servers; manage off-peak hour backups.
Manage and ensure effectiveness of security solutions, including firewalls, anti-virus solutions, VPN and intrusion detection systems.
Lead enterprise-wide virtualization effort, overseeing and completing vendor/hardware qualifications, architecture/design, installation, configuration, migration and documentation.
Upgrade and troubleshoot hardware issues.
Support to six data centers for VMware and Microsoft support.
Virtualize all servers using VMWARE, reduce server count 7 to 1.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Domain administrator vs network administrator skills

Common domain administrator skills

Windows Server, 14%
DNS, 6%
PowerShell, 6%
VMware, 5%
Linux, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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