Network supervisor vs systems administrator lead

The differences between network supervisors and systems administrator leads 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 systems administrator lead. Additionally, a systems administrator lead has an average salary of $99,956, 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 systems administrator lead are linux, project management, and windows server.

Network supervisor vs systems administrator lead overview

	Network Supervisor	Systems Administrator Lead
Yearly salary	$68,487	$99,956
Hourly rate	$32.93	$48.06
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	26,515	132,285
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 systems administrator lead salary

Network supervisors and systems administrator leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Supervisor	Systems Administrator Lead
Average salary	$68,487	$99,956
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $93,000	Between $77,000 And $129,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Kabam
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between network supervisor and systems administrator lead education

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

	Network Supervisor	Systems Administrator Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Network supervisor vs systems administrator lead demographics

Here are the differences between network supervisors' and systems administrator leads' demographics:

	Network Supervisor	Systems Administrator Lead
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 84.6% Female, 15.4%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.7% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network supervisor and systems administrator lead 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.

Systems administrator lead example responsibilities.

Manage all Citrix user connections and issues, print network, server environment and supplies.
Manage printers on the print servers and re-serve IP addresses for devices from the DHCP servers.
Manage software development group SharePoint portal.
Save company many hours of manual testing and developing by engineering Java applications to automate tedious tasks.
Manage development, manufacturing, test and delivery of custom broadband RF electronic test systems for military and aerospace customers.
Perform day-to-day management of system applications and services (NTP, DNS, LDAP, etc .).

Network supervisor vs systems administrator lead skills

Common network supervisor skills

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

Common systems administrator lead skills

Linux, 6%
Project Management, 6%
Windows Server, 5%
System Performance, 5%
Technical Support, 5%
Database, 5%

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