Network supervisor vs network technician

The differences between network supervisors 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 supervisor and a network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, 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 technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Network supervisor vs network technician overview

	Network Supervisor	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$68,487	$68,938
Hourly rate	$32.93	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	26,515	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network supervisor vs network technician salary

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

	Network Supervisor	Network Technician
Average salary	$68,487	$68,938
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $93,000	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 supervisor and network technician education

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

	Network Supervisor	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network supervisor vs network technician demographics

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

	Network Supervisor	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 8.9% 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 supervisor and network technician 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 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 supervisor vs network technician skills

Common network supervisor skills

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

Common network technician skills

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

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