Network management specialist vs network consultant

The differences between network management specialists and network consultants 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 a network consultant. Additionally, a network consultant has an average salary of $89,303, which is higher than the $75,948 average annual salary of a network management specialist.

The top three skills for a network management specialist include network management, lan wan and switches. The most important skills for a network consultant are appeals, firewall, and windows server.

Network management specialist vs network consultant overview

	Network Management Specialist	Network Consultant
Yearly salary	$75,948	$89,303
Hourly rate	$36.51	$42.93
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	95,324	58,194
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network management specialist vs network consultant salary

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

	Network Management Specialist	Network Consultant
Average salary	$75,948	$89,303
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $121,000	Between $60,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Mountain View, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Dell
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between network management specialist and network consultant education

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

	Network Management Specialist	Network Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Network management specialist vs network consultant demographics

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

	Network Management Specialist	Network Consultant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 11.3% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network management specialist and network consultant 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.

Network consultant example responsibilities.

Support and manage Linux base firewalls for client.
Manage FTP servers, AD/DNS, wireless access points and load balancers.
Manage and configure VoIP devices which include gateway and gatekeeper.
Lead architecture and design sessions with customers; initiate technical meetings with customer engineers to further engage and identify additional opportunities.
Create an optimize network to separate voice and data with QOS, MPLS BGP OSPF.
Configure route redistribution to between OSPF and EIGRP.

Network management specialist vs network consultant skills

Common network management specialist skills

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

Common network consultant skills

Appeals, 10%
Firewall, 5%
Windows Server, 5%
Switches, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Network Hardware, 4%

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