Network administrator vs unix administrator

The differences between network administrators and unix 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 network administrator and a unix administrator. Additionally, a unix administrator has an average salary of $83,208, which is higher than the $71,357 average annual salary of a network administrator.

The top three skills for a network administrator include switches, windows server and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a unix administrator are linux servers, solaris, and SAN.

Network administrator vs unix administrator overview

	Network Administrator	Unix Administrator
Yearly salary	$71,357	$83,208
Hourly rate	$34.31	$40.00
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	106,886	56,547
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network administrator vs unix administrator salary

Network administrators and unix administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Administrator	Unix Administrator
Average salary	$71,357	$83,208
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $90,000	Between $64,000 And $106,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Google	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between network administrator and unix administrator education

There are a few differences between a network administrator and a unix administrator in terms of educational background:

	Network Administrator	Unix Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network administrator vs unix administrator demographics

Here are the differences between network administrators' and unix administrators' demographics:

	Network Administrator	Unix Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network administrator and unix administrator duties and responsibilities

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Unix administrator example responsibilities.

Manage NIS, LDAP and DNS environment files to maintain security and accessibility to systems.
Develop Linux shell scripts to accomplish redundant tasks to simplify in distribute administration.
Configure and administer network protocols and software including TCP/IP, NIS, DNS, NFS and SMB.
Do all UNIX server and EMC software installation and hardware configuration for UNIX servers.
Administer servers in heterogeneous environments which include Solaris and Linux systems.
Configure and modify bash scripts.

Network administrator vs unix administrator skills

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

Common unix administrator skills

Linux Servers, 7%
Solaris, 5%
SAN, 4%
OS, 4%
Database, 4%
Web Servers, 4%

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