Infrastructure network technician vs senior network administrator

The differences between infrastructure network technicians and senior 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 infrastructure network technician and a senior network administrator. Additionally, a senior network administrator has an average salary of $89,169, which is higher than the $59,095 average annual salary of an infrastructure network technician.

The top three skills for an infrastructure network technician include switches, routers and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a senior network administrator are switches, routers, and troubleshoot.

Infrastructure network technician vs senior network administrator overview

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$59,095	$89,169
Hourly rate	$28.41	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	58,731	110,027
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Infrastructure network technician vs senior network administrator salary

Infrastructure network technicians and senior network administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$59,095	$89,169
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $83,000	Between $68,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Tesoro
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between infrastructure network technician and senior network administrator education

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

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Infrastructure network technician vs senior network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between infrastructure network technicians' and senior network administrators' demographics:

	Infrastructure Network Technician	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 10.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between infrastructure network technician and senior network administrator 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.

Senior network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead IP management specialist and assist with management of DHCP scopes and reservations.
Establish and manage SharePoint base intranet for departmental and interdepartmental support.
Configure and manage SQL database archival requests for automate timely data submissions.
Configure and manage multiple data and application servers and maintain SQL relational databases.
Prioritize and manage servicing of customer trouble calls in locally develop tracking database.
Configure and manage company routers and switches in addition to VPN configuration and policy enforcement.

Infrastructure network technician vs senior network administrator skills

Common infrastructure network technician skills

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

Common senior network administrator skills

Switches, 8%
Routers, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Windows Server, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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