Network design engineer vs administrator

The differences between network design 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 design engineer and an administrator. Additionally, a network design engineer has an average salary of $101,135, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

The top three skills for a network design engineer include network design, switches and juniper. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Network design engineer vs administrator overview

	Network Design Engineer	Administrator
Yearly salary	$101,135	$72,882
Hourly rate	$48.62	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	80,300	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network design engineer vs administrator salary

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

	Network Design Engineer	Administrator
Average salary	$101,135	$72,882
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $132,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	Bothell, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Google	Apple
Best paying industry	Technology	Manufacturing

Differences between network design engineer and administrator education

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

	Network Design Engineer	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northeastern University	University of Pennsylvania

Network design engineer vs administrator demographics

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

	Network Design Engineer	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 12.3% White, 61.7% 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 design engineer and administrator duties and responsibilities

Network design engineer example responsibilities.

Manage efficient T1 utilization thresholds in order to balance customer demand and budget constraints.
Implement HSRP on different location of office on the switched network and managing the entire multilayer switch network.
Utilize advanced encryption devices to secure communications between all locations manage by the department.
Experience on designing and troubleshooting of complex BGP and OSPF routing problems.
Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN /WAN connectivity issues that includes EIGRP.
Configure, install and troubleshoot CISCO base networks (routers, terminal servers).

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 design engineer vs administrator skills

Common network design engineer skills

Network Design, 8%
Switches, 5%
Juniper, 4%
Routers, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common administrator skills

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

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