Network supervisor vs network administrator

The differences between network supervisors and 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 supervisor and a network administrator. Additionally, a network administrator has an average salary of $71,357, which is higher than the $68,487 average annual salary of a network supervisor.

The top three skills for a network supervisor include ladders, performance reviews and customer service. The most important skills for a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Network supervisor vs network administrator overview

	Network Supervisor	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$68,487	$71,357
Hourly rate	$32.93	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	26,515	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network supervisor vs network administrator salary

Network supervisors and network administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Supervisor	Network Administrator
Average salary	$68,487	$71,357
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $93,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network supervisor and network administrator education

There are a few differences between a network supervisor and a network administrator in terms of educational background:

	Network Supervisor	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network supervisor vs network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between network supervisors' and network administrators' demographics:

	Network Supervisor	Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network supervisor and network administrator duties and responsibilities

Network supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage SLAs, RFI, RFPs, OSPF, SONET, BGP, MPLS, Routing/Switching.
Manage the Shoretel VOIP phone system.
Manage seamless migration from FDDI to Ethernet.
Manage Cisco environment for Ethernet and wireless.
Manage software upgrade projects for field devices in close collaboration with the utility and support personnel at the NOC.
Manage maintenance database for telephone switches and peripheral equipment.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Network supervisor vs network administrator skills

Common network supervisor skills

Ladders, 10%
Performance Reviews, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Switches, 6%
Network Infrastructure, 6%
Broadband, 5%

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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