Lan administrator lead vs junior systems administrator

The differences between lan administrator leads and junior systems administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a lan administrator lead and a junior systems administrator. Additionally, a lan administrator lead has an average salary of $78,761, which is higher than the $62,225 average annual salary of a junior systems administrator.

The top three skills for a lan administrator lead include switches, windows server and DNS. The most important skills for a junior systems administrator are windows server, troubleshoot, and technical support.

Lan administrator lead vs junior systems administrator overview

	LAN Administrator Lead	Junior Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$78,761	$62,225
Hourly rate	$37.87	$29.92
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	66,277	154,134
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Lan administrator lead vs junior systems administrator salary

Lan administrator leads and junior systems administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	LAN Administrator Lead	Junior Systems Administrator
Average salary	$78,761	$62,225
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $115,000	Between $51,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Jacobs Engineering Group
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between lan administrator lead and junior systems administrator education

There are a few differences between a lan administrator lead and a junior systems administrator in terms of educational background:

	LAN Administrator Lead	Junior Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Lan administrator lead vs junior systems administrator demographics

Here are the differences between lan administrator leads' and junior systems administrators' demographics:

	LAN Administrator Lead	Junior Systems Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.9% Female, 12.1%	Male, 88.4% Female, 11.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 11.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 12.1% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between lan administrator lead and junior systems administrator duties and responsibilities

Lan administrator lead example responsibilities.

Manage special projects (both desktop and network relate) at the direction of the desktop and infrastructure directors.
Plan and manage technical and operational activities associate with database administration of databases and associate servers.
Serve as primary network support, maintain PC equipment and peripherals.
Install, test, troubleshot and repair PC hardware, software, cabling, and peripheral devices.
Install Ethernet backbone cabling, setup PC/LANs, software installs.
Maintain network servers, hardware, LAN connectivity, and disaster recovery.

Junior systems administrator example responsibilities.

Manage Linux servers, running primarily CentOS.
Manage customer accounts and cases in Salesforce.
Load and manage customer provide encryption files.
Create, run and manage server back-ups monthly.
Develop PowerShell scripts to revamp and automate server build process.
Maintain and manage windows 2012 R2 in a virtual environment.

Lan administrator lead vs junior systems administrator skills

Common lan administrator lead skills

Switches, 14%
Windows Server, 12%
DNS, 10%
Network Infrastructure, 10%
PC, 8%
Desktop Support, 6%

Common junior systems administrator skills

Windows Server, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Technical Support, 5%
System Administration, 5%
Switches, 5%
OS, 4%

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