Engine monitor vs senior administrator

The differences between engine monitors and senior 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 a senior administrator. Additionally, a senior administrator has an average salary of $103,102, 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 a senior administrator are customer service, SR, and troubleshoot.

Engine monitor vs senior administrator overview

	Engine Monitor	Senior Administrator
Yearly salary	$58,421	$103,102
Hourly rate	$28.09	$49.57
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	15,517	58,887
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Engine monitor vs senior administrator salary

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

	Engine Monitor	Senior Administrator
Average salary	$58,421	$103,102
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $92,000	Between $73,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between engine monitor and senior administrator education

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

	Engine Monitor	Senior Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Audiovisual Communications Technologies	Business
Most common college	Johns Hopkins University	Stanford University

Engine monitor vs senior administrator demographics

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

	Engine Monitor	Senior Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.2% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between engine monitor and senior 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

Senior administrator example responsibilities.

Organize and manage all meeting logistics for various conferences and events across the U.S.
Lead and/or participate in adding departments to the DMS, client/server upgrades, DR testing, and end user testing.
Have configured the SharePoint environment and continuously managing both intranet and internet sites used by end users, consumers and stakeholders.
Manage calendar and arrange travel; coordinate meetings and events; create PowerPoint presentations; prepare correspondence and approve expense reports.
Provide remote user support via Citrix remote desktop and Cisco VPN.
Create, maintain and provide issue resolution of complex Linux and Unix scripts.

Engine monitor vs senior administrator skills

Common engine monitor skills

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

Common senior administrator skills

Customer Service, 10%
SR, 10%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Linux, 5%
Data Entry, 4%
HR, 3%