Mis specialist vs specialist

The differences between mis specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a mis specialist and a specialist. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $53,400 average annual salary of a mis specialist.

The top three skills for a mis specialist include technical support, software inventory and customer service. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Mis specialist vs specialist overview

	MIS Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$53,400	$58,013
Hourly rate	$25.67	$27.89
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	66,684	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Mis specialist vs specialist salary

Mis specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	MIS Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$53,400	$58,013
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $86,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	Aftermath Services	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between mis specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between a mis specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	MIS Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Mis specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between mis specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	MIS Specialist	Specialist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 13.9% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between mis specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Mis specialist example responsibilities.

Lead effort to develop and maintain client's database by customizing existing computer information systems to support operating objectives.
Provide LAN support using Novell Netware.
Change control, firewalls, application proxies & DNS, DHCP, SNMP, patch panels, sniffers and scanners.
Implement LAN user space limit to prevent disk-full capacity situations.
Create HTML forms for the OnBase system that enable users to upload additional information.
Assist all PACS vendors throughout the organization for implementation, interfacing, circuits, vpn s, and connectivity.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Mis specialist vs specialist skills

Common mis specialist skills

Technical Support, 26%
Software Inventory, 16%
Customer Service, 8%
Bar Code Readers, 8%
Access Database, 5%
SQL Server, 3%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%