Network management specialist vs network technician

The differences between network management specialists 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 management specialist and a network technician. Additionally, a network management specialist has an average salary of $75,948, which is higher than the $68,938 average annual salary of a network technician.

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

Network management specialist vs network technician overview

	Network Management Specialist	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$75,948	$68,938
Hourly rate	$36.51	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	95,324	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network management specialist vs network technician salary

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

	Network Management Specialist	Network Technician
Average salary	$75,948	$68,938
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $121,000	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 management specialist and network technician education

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

	Network Management Specialist	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network management specialist vs network technician demographics

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

	Network Management Specialist	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network management specialist and network technician 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 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 management specialist vs network technician skills

Common network management specialist skills

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

Common network technician skills

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

Network Management Specialist vs. similar jobs

Network Management Specialist related careers

Network Management Specialist related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Computer and Mathematical Industry
Network Management Specialist
Network Management Specialist vs Network Technician

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse computer and mathematical jobs