Network management specialist vs senior network administrator

The differences between network management specialists and senior network 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 a senior network administrator. Additionally, a senior network administrator has an average salary of $89,169, 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 senior network administrator are switches, routers, and troubleshoot.

Network management specialist vs senior network administrator overview

	Network Management Specialist	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$75,948	$89,169
Hourly rate	$36.51	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	95,324	110,027
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network management specialist vs senior network administrator salary

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

	Network Management Specialist	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$75,948	$89,169
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $121,000	Between $68,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Tesoro
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network management specialist and senior network administrator education

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

	Network Management Specialist	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network management specialist vs senior network administrator demographics

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

	Network Management Specialist	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 10.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network management specialist and senior network 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.

Senior network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead IP management specialist and assist with management of DHCP scopes and reservations.
Establish and manage SharePoint base intranet for departmental and interdepartmental support.
Configure and manage SQL database archival requests for automate timely data submissions.
Configure and manage multiple data and application servers and maintain SQL relational databases.
Prioritize and manage servicing of customer trouble calls in locally develop tracking database.
Configure and manage company routers and switches in addition to VPN configuration and policy enforcement.

Network management specialist vs senior network administrator skills

Common network management specialist skills

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

Common senior network administrator skills

Switches, 8%
Routers, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Windows Server, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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