Network associate engineer vs administrator

The differences between network associate engineers and 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 associate engineer and an administrator. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $67,746 average annual salary of a network associate engineer.

The top three skills for a network associate engineer include switches, lan wan and linux. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Network associate engineer vs administrator overview

	Network Associate Engineer	Administrator
Yearly salary	$67,746	$72,882
Hourly rate	$32.57	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	42,289	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network associate engineer vs administrator salary

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

	Network Associate Engineer	Administrator
Average salary	$67,746	$72,882
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $84,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	Mountain View, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Washington
Best paying company	Google	Apple
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between network associate engineer and administrator education

There are a few differences between a network associate engineer and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Network Associate Engineer	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Network associate engineer vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between network associate engineers' and administrators' demographics:

	Network Associate Engineer	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 83.9% Female, 16.1%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 14.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network associate engineer and administrator duties and responsibilities

Network associate engineer example responsibilities.

Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create route-maps to redistribute static routes into EIGRP.
Work on troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and other IP conflict problems.
Establish connectivity between remote sites and troubleshoot network problems.
Configure and support TCP/IP networks.
Install a VOIP phone system for customers.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Network associate engineer vs administrator skills

Common network associate engineer skills

Switches, 11%
Lan Wan, 5%
Linux, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 5%
Technical Support, 5%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%

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