Mis specialist vs technical specialist

The differences between mis specialists and technical 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 technical specialist. Additionally, a technical specialist has an average salary of $88,773, 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 technical specialist are customer service, technical support, and patients.

Mis specialist vs technical specialist overview

	MIS Specialist	Technical Specialist
Yearly salary	$53,400	$88,773
Hourly rate	$25.67	$42.68
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	66,684	121,151
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Mis specialist vs technical specialist salary

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

	MIS Specialist	Technical Specialist
Average salary	$53,400	$88,773
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $86,000	Between $62,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	Delaware
Best paying company	Aftermath Services	Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Technology

Differences between mis specialist and technical specialist education

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

	MIS Specialist	Technical Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Mis specialist vs technical specialist demographics

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

	MIS Specialist	Technical Specialist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%
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, 10.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 12.5% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between mis specialist and technical 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.

Technical specialist example responsibilities.

Install and manage LAN/WAN using TCP/IP protocol.
Manage the development of a customize ERP system for the client.
Design and manage studies for alternative API qualification for commercial products.
Lead and assist in troubleshooting problems and assure appropriate communication with physicians and patients.
Manage customer complaints and internal GMP audits for product manufacturing, coordinate FDA audits and recommend corrective actions.
Develop HTML, CSS, JavaScript for commercial websites.

Mis specialist vs technical 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 technical specialist skills

Customer Service, 13%
Technical Support, 6%
Patients, 6%
Project Management, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 4%
C++, 4%