Lead unix systems administrator vs senior system administrator

The differences between lead unix systems administrators and senior system 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 lead unix systems administrator and a senior system administrator. Additionally, a lead unix systems administrator has an average salary of $140,506, which is higher than the $98,146 average annual salary of a senior system administrator.

The top three skills for a lead unix systems administrator include troubleshoot, system administration and unix. The most important skills for a senior system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Lead unix systems administrator vs senior system administrator overview

	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$140,506	$98,146
Hourly rate	$67.55	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,595	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Lead unix systems administrator vs senior system administrator salary

Lead unix systems administrators and senior system administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$140,506	$98,146
Salary range	Between $100,000 And $195,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between lead unix systems administrator and senior system administrator education

There are a few differences between a lead unix systems administrator and a senior system administrator in terms of educational background:

	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lead unix systems administrator vs senior system administrator demographics

Here are the differences between lead unix systems administrators' and senior system administrators' demographics:

	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between lead unix systems administrator and senior system administrator duties and responsibilities

Lead unix systems administrator example responsibilities.

Create bash and sql scripts to automate daily checks and tasks.
Manage and maintain mail (sendmail and qmail) and DNS for central and remote locations.
Configure RAC cluster on VM to manage the oracle database and NFS share and other applications.
Manage and administer Solaris kernel and patch updates.
Supervise user administration activities by adding / deleting users and managing disk utilization.
Ensure workstations and server data integrity by evaluating implementing and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions.

Senior system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Lead unix systems administrator vs senior system administrator skills

Common lead unix systems administrator skills

Troubleshoot, 7%
System Administration, 6%
Unix, 5%
Linux, 5%
Solaris, 4%
Unix Systems, 4%

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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