Lan analyst vs network technician

The differences between lan analysts and network technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, which is higher than the $62,322 average annual salary of a lan analyst.

The top three skills for a lan analyst include windows server, network hardware and PC. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Lan analyst vs network technician overview

	LAN Analyst	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$62,322	$68,938
Hourly rate	$29.96	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	63,017	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	-	2

Lan analyst vs network technician salary

Lan analysts and network technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	LAN Analyst	Network Technician
Average salary	$62,322	$68,938
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $86,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between lan analyst and network technician education

There are a few differences between a lan analyst and a network technician in terms of educational background:

	LAN Analyst	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Pennsylvania

Lan analyst vs network technician demographics

Here are the differences between lan analysts' and network technicians' demographics:

	LAN Analyst	Network Technician
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 83.7% Female, 16.3%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 10.4% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between lan analyst and network technician duties and responsibilities

Lan analyst example responsibilities.

Manage port security and network switches and maintain Linux scripting of FTP jobs.
Manage security solutions, including firewall, anti-virus, and intrusion detection systems.
Work on hardware and software levels to help troubleshoot network issues.
Instruct employees on the user end process of connecting through a VPN.
Update Y2K server and workstations with latest hot-fixes, service packs and productivity software's utilizing SMS.
Implement software changes for workstations and file servers according to plan and schedule develop to enhance system availability.

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Lan analyst vs network technician skills

Common lan analyst skills

Windows Server, 13%
Network Hardware, 8%
PC, 5%
Linux, 5%
Desktop Support, 5%
Switches, 4%

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%