Network infrastructure manager vs administrator

The differences between network infrastructure managers 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 infrastructure manager and an administrator. Additionally, a network infrastructure manager has an average salary of $100,635, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

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

Network infrastructure manager vs administrator overview

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Administrator
Yearly salary	$100,635	$72,882
Hourly rate	$48.38	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	37,462	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network infrastructure manager vs administrator salary

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

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Administrator
Average salary	$100,635	$72,882
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $134,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between network infrastructure manager and administrator education

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

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network infrastructure manager vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between network infrastructure managers' and administrators' demographics:

	Network Infrastructure Manager	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% 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 infrastructure manager and administrator duties and responsibilities

Network infrastructure manager example responsibilities.

Lead program redesigning customer VoIP with ATT.
Manage day to day Microsoft, Cisco and Linux environments for billion dollar commercial real estate firm.
Manage venture partners and acquisitions circuit provisioning to integrate business functions onto a single global domain.
Reduce projected labor and capital costs by $500K through LAN redesign and virtualization initiatives.
Implement TACACS+ AAA for all Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls connecting to a centralize Cisco ACS device.
Install, maintain and troubleshoot switches and routers in order to keep up with the growth of the company.

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 infrastructure manager vs administrator skills

Common network infrastructure manager skills

Network Infrastructure, 10%
Switches, 7%
Lan Wan, 6%
Routers, 5%
ITIL, 4%
Lan, 4%

Common administrator skills

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

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