Lan technician vs network technician

The differences between lan technicians and network technicians 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 technician and a network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, which is higher than the $51,613 average annual salary of a lan technician.

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

Lan technician vs network technician overview

	LAN Technician	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$51,613	$68,938
Hourly rate	$24.81	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	68,557	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Lan technician vs network technician salary

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

	LAN Technician	Network Technician
Average salary	$51,613	$68,938
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $69,000	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 technician and network technician education

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

	LAN Technician	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Pennsylvania

Lan technician vs network technician demographics

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

	LAN Technician	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.9% 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	9%	9%

Differences between lan technician and network technician duties and responsibilities

Lan technician example responsibilities.

Experience managing the day-to-day operations of telecommunication services utilize by Astra Zeneca.
Install and configure server equipment and troubleshoot for accurate network connectivity, performance and network service levels.
Install, test and maintain personal computers, wireless access points, routers, and telecommunications switches.
Perform various duties working with computer hardware, software applications and peripherals utilize in PUSD student and staff workstations.
Base install server OS's.
Install TCP/IP software and setup IP addresses.

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 technician vs network technician skills

Common lan technician skills

Windows Server, 8%
Desk Support, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Network Printers, 5%
Remote Desktop, 5%
Switches, 5%

Common network technician skills

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