Engine monitor vs administrator

The differences between engine monitors and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an engine monitor and an administrator. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $58,421 average annual salary of an engine monitor.

The top three skills for an engine monitor include PA, digital consoles and RAN. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Engine monitor vs administrator overview

	Engine Monitor	Administrator
Yearly salary	$58,421	$72,882
Hourly rate	$28.09	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	15,517	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Engine monitor vs administrator salary

Engine monitors and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engine Monitor	Administrator
Average salary	$58,421	$72,882
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $92,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between engine monitor and administrator education

There are a few differences between an engine monitor and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Engine Monitor	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Audiovisual Communications Technologies	Business
Most common college	Johns Hopkins University	University of Pennsylvania

Engine monitor vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between engine monitors' and administrators' demographics:

	Engine Monitor	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between engine monitor and administrator duties and responsibilities

Engine monitor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform the onsite installation, configuration and setup of all PLC and network monitoring software.
Perform sound checks, run monitor desk during show time, prepare and strike stage, sound and lighting systems.
Ensure that no frequency feedback run through the system.
Monitor band with Soundcraft SM20 mixing console and mix to bands taste for stage wedges.
Perform and document inventory on routers, switches, switch panel, hubs and lab computers.
Assist candidates in completing admission notices/monitore candidates in computer room/fingerprint candidates/Maintained cleanliness of computer room/organize examination forms

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Engine monitor vs administrator skills

Common engine monitor skills

PA, 24%
Digital Consoles, 12%
RAN, 12%
Sound Equipment, 12%
Wedges, 7%
Live Shows, 6%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%