Office systems coordinator vs senior system administrator

The differences between office systems coordinators and senior system administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an office systems coordinator and a senior system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, which is higher than the $52,293 average annual salary of an office systems coordinator.

The top three skills for an office systems coordinator include expense reports, end user support and payroll. The most important skills for a senior system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Office systems coordinator vs senior system administrator overview

	Office Systems Coordinator	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$52,293	$98,146
Hourly rate	$25.14	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,031	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Office systems coordinator vs senior system administrator salary

Office systems coordinators and senior system administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Office Systems Coordinator	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$52,293	$98,146
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $63,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between office systems coordinator and senior system administrator education

There are a few differences between an office systems coordinator and a senior system administrator in terms of educational background:

	Office Systems Coordinator	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Office systems coordinator vs senior system administrator demographics

Here are the differences between office systems coordinators' and senior system administrators' demographics:

	Office Systems Coordinator	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.3% Female, 65.7%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between office systems coordinator and senior system administrator duties and responsibilities

Office systems coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage print production, registration and logistics for several high-profile events, annual fund solicitations and annual telephone campaign.
Maintain database integrity and security which include troubleshooting all operating systems, networks, and all subsystems throughout the maintenance department.
Order, configure and repair PC-compatible and Macintosh computers and software.
Create and maintain base installation Facebook page that provide information as events, updates and basic installation information.

Senior system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Office systems coordinator vs senior system administrator skills

Common office systems coordinator skills

Expense Reports, 38%
End User Support, 15%
Payroll, 7%
Windows, 6%
PC, 5%
Computer System, 5%

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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