Mis specialist vs support specialist

The differences between mis specialists and support 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 support specialist. Additionally, a mis specialist has an average salary of $53,400, which is higher than the $40,782 average annual salary of a support specialist.

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

Mis specialist vs support specialist overview

	MIS Specialist	Support Specialist
Yearly salary	$53,400	$40,782
Hourly rate	$25.67	$19.61
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	66,684	125,740
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Mis specialist vs support specialist salary

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

	MIS Specialist	Support Specialist
Average salary	$53,400	$40,782
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $86,000	Between $25,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Aftermath Services	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Technology

Differences between mis specialist and support specialist education

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

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

Mis specialist vs support specialist demographics

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

	MIS Specialist	Support Specialist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 38.4% Female, 61.6%
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, 11.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 10.4% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between mis specialist and support 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.

Support specialist example responsibilities.

Manage project SharePoint site for the purpose of supporting ongoing collaboration
Provide Cerner CPOE learning support to physicians.
Train in motivational interviewing, HIPAA regulations, CPR certify, emergency preparedness, suicide awareness, and team building.
Participate in inventory taking process and maintain stockroom organization and cleanliness.
Create and maintain a database of ACH clients.
Configure, setup VPN connections, remote access.

Mis specialist vs support 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 support specialist skills

Customer Service, 16%
Patients, 8%
Mental Health, 6%
Social Work, 4%
Peer Support, 4%
Data Entry, 3%