Exchange engineer vs network engineer

The differences between exchange engineers and network engineers 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 engineer. Additionally, an exchange engineer has an average salary of $100,373, which is higher than the $83,557 average annual salary of a network engineer.

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

Exchange engineer vs network engineer overview

	Exchange Engineer	Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$100,373	$83,557
Hourly rate	$48.26	$40.17
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	52,693	72,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Exchange engineer vs network engineer salary

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

	Exchange Engineer	Network Engineer
Average salary	$100,373	$83,557
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $132,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	Newark, CA	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	Oregon	California
Best paying company	Pwc	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Government	Technology

Differences between exchange engineer and network engineer education

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

	Exchange Engineer	Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	California State University - Long Beach

Exchange engineer vs network engineer demographics

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

	Exchange Engineer	Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
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, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between exchange engineer and network engineer 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 engineer example responsibilities.

Manage UCCE deployments which include CUCM, IPIVR, CVP , 3rd party reporting and CUIC.
Manage UNIX's projects to meet project dateline while solving daily network crisis.
Perform the tasks of designing, implementing, supporting, and managing networking and telecommunication infrastructure.
Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create locally manage and centrally manage gateways on checkpoint firewall.
Manage and administrate security policy and procedures for all VPN network connectivity and accounts.

Exchange engineer vs network engineer skills

Common exchange engineer skills

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

Common network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
BGP, 4%
OSPF, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%