Network integrator vs network technician

The differences between network integrators and network technicians 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 integrator and a network technician. Additionally, a network integrator has an average salary of $84,347, which is higher than the $68,938 average annual salary of a network technician.

The top three skills for a network integrator include network troubleshooting, switches and firewall. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Network integrator vs network technician overview

	Network Integrator	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$84,347	$68,938
Hourly rate	$40.55	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	26,737	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network integrator vs network technician salary

Network integrators and network technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Integrator	Network Technician
Average salary	$84,347	$68,938
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $114,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network integrator and network technician education

There are a few differences between a network integrator and a network technician in terms of educational background:

	Network Integrator	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Network integrator vs network technician demographics

Here are the differences between network integrators' and network technicians' demographics:

	Network Integrator	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.9% Female, 15.1%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 11.0% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network integrator and network technician duties and responsibilities

Network integrator example responsibilities.

Manage outsourced PC support personnel.
Engineer and manage creation of co-registration Java modules for integration with Akamai streaming servers.
Analyze and troubleshoot network issues and outages.
Install servers, firewalls, cabling, switches, routers, desktops, software, services packs and updates.
Scrub and load initial network configurations on routers, switches and firewalls and make necessary changes to ensure functionality.
Convert Novell servers to Microsoft servers platform for various companies.

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Network integrator vs network technician skills

Common network integrator skills

Network Troubleshooting, 14%
Switches, 7%
Firewall, 7%
Routers, 7%
Ethernet, 6%
Network Integration, 6%

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%

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