Lan engineer vs desktop engineer

The differences between lan engineers and desktop engineers 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 engineer and a desktop engineer. Additionally, a desktop engineer has an average salary of $102,893, which is higher than the $79,420 average annual salary of a lan engineer.

The top three skills for a lan engineer include windows server, disaster recovery and network infrastructure. The most important skills for a desktop engineer are customer service, SCCM, and troubleshoot.

Lan engineer vs desktop engineer overview

	LAN Engineer	Desktop Engineer
Yearly salary	$79,420	$102,893
Hourly rate	$38.18	$49.47
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	100,543	87,458
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	2	2

Lan engineer vs desktop engineer salary

Lan engineers and desktop engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	LAN Engineer	Desktop Engineer
Average salary	$79,420	$102,893
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $102,000	Between $77,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	Tracy, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	General Motors	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	Retail	Finance

Differences between lan engineer and desktop engineer education

There are a few differences between a lan engineer and a desktop engineer in terms of educational background:

	LAN Engineer	Desktop Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lan engineer vs desktop engineer demographics

Here are the differences between lan engineers' and desktop engineers' demographics:

	LAN Engineer	Desktop Engineer
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 12.1% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 13.6% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	11%

Differences between lan engineer and desktop engineer duties and responsibilities

Lan engineer example responsibilities.

Manage VPN accounts using Nortel client.
Manage enterprise level projects as a project manager using ITIL project management methodology.
Customize, configure, troubleshoot, fix servers and workstations both remotely and onsite.
Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot LAN infrastructure for Florida base offices and data center.
Used DNS settings, server connections, DHCP, certificate usage, location files, ping, tracert and nslookup commands.
Support users globally through SCCM.

Desktop engineer example responsibilities.

Assign and manage extensions, voicemail accounts using AVAYA phone system.
Partner with Microsoft, Symantec and other vendors to manage applications on all corporate desktops.
Work on installing, configuring and managing multiple LAN/WAN network technologies (Cisco switches, routers and firewalls).
Manage software deployments using SCCM and oversee monitoring of complex applications.
Install and troubleshoot LAN connectivity email configurations on end-user workstations.
Advance knowledge of LAN's including administration, security and physical cabling.

Lan engineer vs desktop engineer skills

Common lan engineer skills

Windows Server, 8%
Disaster Recovery, 7%
Network Infrastructure, 7%
Computer System, 5%
Network Support, 5%
Switches, 4%

Common desktop engineer skills

Customer Service, 9%
SCCM, 9%
Troubleshoot, 7%
PowerShell, 6%
OS, 4%
Technical Support, 4%