Pc systems administrator vs senior system administrator

The differences between pc systems administrators 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 a pc systems administrator and a senior system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, 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 senior system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Pc systems administrator vs senior system administrator overview

	PC Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$52,726	$98,146
Hourly rate	$25.35	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	135,471	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Pc systems administrator vs senior system administrator salary

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

	PC Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$52,726	$98,146
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $59,000	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 pc systems administrator and senior system administrator education

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

	PC Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pc systems administrator vs senior system administrator demographics

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

	PC Systems Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 8.9% 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 pc systems administrator and senior system 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.

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.

Pc systems administrator vs senior system administrator skills

Common pc systems administrator skills

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

Common senior system administrator skills

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

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