Senior administrative technician vs network support technician

The differences between senior administrative technicians and network support technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior administrative technician and a network support technician. Additionally, a senior administrative technician has an average salary of $115,702, which is higher than the $48,622 average annual salary of a network support technician.

The top three skills for a senior administrative technician include infrastructure, SCCM and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a network support technician are troubleshoot, technical support, and customer service.

Senior administrative technician vs network support technician overview

	Senior Administrative Technician	Network Support Technician
Yearly salary	$115,702	$48,622
Hourly rate	$55.63	$23.38
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	56,951	120,245
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior administrative technician vs network support technician salary

Senior administrative technicians and network support technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Administrative Technician	Network Support Technician
Average salary	$115,702	$48,622
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $156,000	Between $38,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Troy, NY
Highest paying state	Idaho	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Yahoo	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Technology

Differences between senior administrative technician and network support technician education

There are a few differences between a senior administrative technician and a network support technician in terms of educational background:

	Senior Administrative Technician	Network Support Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Senior administrative technician vs network support technician demographics

Here are the differences between senior administrative technicians' and network support technicians' demographics:

	Senior Administrative Technician	Network Support Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior administrative technician and network support technician duties and responsibilities

Senior administrative technician example responsibilities.

Manage paper and electronic information storage and retrieval via Sharepoint.
Recommend, engineer and manage office systems, including centralize productivity and communication systems such as e-mail and centralize desktop environments.
Work closely with water technicians to troubleshoot and problem solve.
Work with the SharePoint farm administrators and developers to identify and troubleshoot problems in a timely manner.
Trouble shooting and resolving a wide variety and range of PC, hardware, software, and printer problems.
Handle installation and configuration of SCO Unix servers hosting refrigeration industry software.

Network support technician example responsibilities.

Assist in managing Nortel CS1000 phone system.
Manage a technician scheduling system base on Linux.
Manage SQL database moves, updates, backups, for end users ,.
Manage circuit provisioning, customer contact, order tracking, IP allocation and task management databases.
Manage all VoIP technology and phone configuration.
Manage security solutions, including firewall, anti-virus, and intrusion detection systems.

Senior administrative technician vs network support technician skills

Common senior administrative technician skills

Infrastructure, 18%
SCCM, 11%
Troubleshoot, 11%
SQL, 10%
Customer Service, 4%
Windows Server, 4%

Common network support technician skills

Troubleshoot, 9%
Technical Support, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Network Support, 6%
Switches, 5%
Desk Support, 4%

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