Infrastructure network technician vs data center technician

The differences between infrastructure network technicians and data center technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an infrastructure network technician and a data center technician. Additionally, an infrastructure network technician has an average salary of $59,095, which is higher than the $46,560 average annual salary of a data center technician.

The top three skills for an infrastructure network technician include switches, routers and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a data center technician are patients, customer service, and CLIA.

Infrastructure network technician vs data center technician overview

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Data Center Technician
Yearly salary	$59,095	$46,560
Hourly rate	$28.41	$22.38
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	58,731	139,177
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Infrastructure network technician vs data center technician salary

Infrastructure network technicians and data center technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Data Center Technician
Average salary	$59,095	$46,560
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $83,000	Between $28,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Piscataway, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between infrastructure network technician and data center technician education

There are a few differences between an infrastructure network technician and a data center technician in terms of educational background:

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Data Center Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Infrastructure network technician vs data center technician demographics

Here are the differences between infrastructure network technicians' and data center technicians' demographics:

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Data Center Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 73.1% Female, 26.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between infrastructure network technician and data center technician duties and responsibilities

Infrastructure network technician example responsibilities.

Manage firewalls, endpoint encryption and other communications and systems security devices for large scale networks across distinct complicate infrastructure.
Work with BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
Work with protocols such as TCP/IP to design and configure rout and switch networks.
Create backup configuration files of all base routers, allowing near real-time restoral in case of a major failure.
Administer VPN and firewall service changes while safeguarding data integrity.
Install, configure and maintain classified/unclassified VoIP phones and video teleconference hardware/software.

Data center technician example responsibilities.

Manage job schedules via Autosys, Tivoli, & Zeke.
Utilize remedy ticketing system to track and manage trouble tickets and changes.
Manage the daily operation of the NOC which includes provisioning servers, ticket handling and resolution and internal escalations.
Manage data center power, space and infrastructure planning for mainframe, distribute, storage and network equipment technologies.
Manage proactive network monitoring, repair, and maintenance for TDM, SS7, VoIP, and DWDM platforms.
Job responsibilities include monitoring network equipment and network performance in support of Net2Phones manage PacketCable VOIP solution.

Infrastructure network technician vs data center technician skills

Common infrastructure network technician skills

Switches, 11%
Routers, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Ladders, 5%
Network Issues, 4%
Fiber Optic, 4%

Common data center technician skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 10%
CLIA, 9%
OSHA, 8%
Standard Operating Procedure, 8%
Center Management, 8%

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