Network management specialist vs systems administrator

The differences between network management specialists and systems 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 systems administrator. Additionally, a systems administrator has an average salary of $77,156, 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 systems administrator are linux, troubleshoot, and windows server.

Network management specialist vs systems administrator overview

	Network Management Specialist	Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$75,948	$77,156
Hourly rate	$36.51	$37.09
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	95,324	134,500
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 systems administrator salary

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

	Network Management Specialist	Systems Administrator
Average salary	$75,948	$77,156
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $121,000	Between $59,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between network management specialist and systems administrator education

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

	Network Management Specialist	Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network management specialist vs systems administrator demographics

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

	Network Management Specialist	Systems Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%	Male, 83.9% Female, 16.1%
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, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 11.5% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network management specialist and systems 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.

Systems administrator example responsibilities.

Used Jenkins to automate most of the build relate tasks.
Manage windows file servers, messaging, and SQL databases.
Lead the project which integrate internal DNS into the corporate LDAP infrastructure for end user host management prior to deployment.
Lead business-critical information security initiatives involving encryption of customer data.
Authore and maintain shell and Perl scripts to automate administration tasks for infrastructure management.
Configure & manage all switches and servers responsible for providing WLAN connectivity and authentication services.

Network management specialist vs systems administrator skills

Common network management specialist skills

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

Common systems administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Database, 5%
Technical Support, 4%
PowerShell, 3%

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