Exchange engineer vs network administrator

The differences between exchange engineers 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 an exchange engineer and a network administrator. Additionally, an exchange engineer has an average salary of $100,373, which is higher than the $71,357 average annual salary of a network administrator.

The top three skills for an exchange engineer include powershell, O365 and azure. The most important skills for a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Exchange engineer vs network administrator overview

	Exchange Engineer	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$100,373	$71,357
Hourly rate	$48.26	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	52,693	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Exchange engineer vs network administrator salary

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

	Exchange Engineer	Network Administrator
Average salary	$100,373	$71,357
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $132,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	Newark, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Washington
Best paying company	Pwc	Google
Best paying industry	Government	Finance

Differences between exchange engineer and network administrator education

There are a few differences between an exchange engineer and a network administrator in terms of educational background:

	Exchange Engineer	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Exchange engineer vs network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between exchange engineers' and network administrators' demographics:

	Exchange Engineer	Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.7% White, 62.0% 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 exchange engineer and network administrator duties and responsibilities

Exchange engineer example responsibilities.

Manage sites, trusts, replication and all active directory GPO issues.
Create PowerShell script to automate ActiveSync policy deployment.
Work with Sharepoint department to troubleshoot email issues.
Add new UPN suffix and appropriate DNS records.
Monitor and stabilize the environment in co-existence with SCOM.
Test user functionality from the cloud to on premise resources.

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

Exchange engineer vs network administrator skills

Common exchange engineer skills

PowerShell, 12%
O365, 8%
Azure, 6%
Skype, 6%
Cloud, 6%
Microsoft Exchange, 5%

Common network administrator skills

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

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