Pc systems administrator vs managing administrator

The differences between pc systems administrators and managing 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 pc systems administrator and a managing administrator. Additionally, a managing administrator has an average salary of $75,025, which is higher than the $52,726 average annual salary of a pc systems administrator.

The top three skills for a pc systems administrator include desk support, computer system and windows server. The most important skills for a managing administrator are oversight, administrative functions, and payroll.

Pc systems administrator vs managing administrator overview

	PC Systems Administrator	Managing Administrator
Yearly salary	$52,726	$75,025
Hourly rate	$25.35	$36.07
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	135,471	64,677
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Pc systems administrator vs managing administrator salary

Pc systems administrators and managing administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	PC Systems Administrator	Managing Administrator
Average salary	$52,726	$75,025
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $59,000	Between $47,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cornerstone Research
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between pc systems administrator and managing administrator education

There are a few differences between a pc systems administrator and a managing administrator in terms of educational background:

	PC Systems Administrator	Managing Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Pc systems administrator vs managing administrator demographics

Here are the differences between pc systems administrators' and managing administrators' demographics:

	PC Systems Administrator	Managing Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%	Male, 37.6% Female, 62.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between pc systems administrator and managing administrator duties and responsibilities

Pc systems administrator example responsibilities.

Manage VPN access for users.
Manage telecommunications equipment including Cisco (Tanberg), Polycomm, and Cisco VOIP devices.
Lead enterprise-wide virtualization effort, overseeing and personally completing vendor/hardware qualifications, architecture/design, installation, configuration, migration and documentation.
Interface with vendors to troubleshoot issues and update software versions.
Install and maintain CudaTel communication server (VoIP PBX).
Deploy new PC workstations and printers, installing operating systems, applications, and drivers, and configure network hardware.

Managing administrator example responsibilities.

Administer the intranet portal; manage HTML e-mail templates and campaigns.
Manage the CMS review and approval process of all marketing & other beneficiary collateral.
Manage unit HRIS and PC-III (Unix base system) and provide and/or remove access to.
Manage QA teams to develop application migration testing scenarios.
Create and manage a repository of group presentations and documents.
Manage quality assurance testing of new functionality including preparing and validating QA test cases.

Pc systems administrator vs managing administrator skills

Common pc systems administrator skills

Desk Support, 9%
Computer System, 9%
Windows Server, 8%
Network Printers, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%
Mac, 4%

Common managing administrator skills

Oversight, 18%
Administrative Functions, 16%
Payroll, 14%
Customer Service, 7%
Salesforce, 4%
Project Management, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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