Network supervisor vs senior network administrator

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

Network supervisor vs senior network administrator overview

	Network Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$68,487	$89,169
Hourly rate	$32.93	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	26,515	110,027
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network supervisor vs senior network administrator salary

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

	Network Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$68,487	$89,169
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $93,000	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 supervisor and senior network administrator education

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

	Network Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network supervisor vs senior network administrator demographics

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

	Network Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 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 supervisor and senior 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.

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 supervisor vs senior network administrator skills

Common network supervisor skills

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