Network management specialist vs administrator

The differences between network management specialists 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 management specialist and an administrator. Additionally, a network management specialist has an average salary of $75,948, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

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

Network management specialist vs administrator overview

	Network Management Specialist	Administrator
Yearly salary	$75,948	$72,882
Hourly rate	$36.51	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	95,324	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network management specialist vs administrator salary

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

	Network Management Specialist	Administrator
Average salary	$75,948	$72,882
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $121,000	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 management specialist and administrator education

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

	Network Management Specialist	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network management specialist vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between network management specialists' and administrators' demographics:

	Network Management Specialist	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 13.9% White, 61.2% 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 management specialist and administrator duties and responsibilities

Network management specialist example responsibilities.

Install and manage PBX voice network & secure video-teleconferencing services as necessary using military-grade & commercial VoIP hardware and software.
Work on active directories, novell, and network printers.
Perform basic configuration functions on GTD-5 and DMS-100 central office switches.
Recommend and implement EasyIP, centralize IP address space management platform.
Work closely with cross-functional management teams to troubleshoot and resolve network outages.
Analyze collected IP traffic data set and derive data collection/preparation/traffic load calculation methods.

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 management specialist vs administrator skills

Common network management specialist skills

Network Management, 17%
Lan Wan, 8%
Switches, 7%
SQL, 6%
Provider Network, 5%
Routers, 5%

Common administrator skills

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

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