Senior server administrator vs information technology administrator

The differences between senior server administrators and information technology 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 senior server administrator and an information technology administrator. Additionally, a senior server administrator has an average salary of $86,797, which is higher than the $73,195 average annual salary of an information technology administrator.

The top three skills for a senior server administrator include powershell, linux and troubleshoot. The most important skills for an information technology administrator are customer service, troubleshoot, and linux.

Senior server administrator vs information technology administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Information Technology Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$73,195
Hourly rate	$41.73	$35.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	159,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior server administrator vs information technology administrator salary

Senior server administrators and information technology administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Server Administrator	Information Technology Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$73,195
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $50,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	California
Best paying company	Unisys	Databricks
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior server administrator and information technology administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior server administrator and an information technology administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Server Administrator	Information Technology Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior server administrator vs information technology administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior server administrators' and information technology administrators' demographics:

	Senior Server Administrator	Information Technology Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 81.6% Female, 18.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 14.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 9.8% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior server administrator and information technology administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior server administrator example responsibilities.

Manage all backup, Citrix and remote systems.
Manage several internal URLs host under IIS across multiple servers.
Manage L2/L3 switches, as well as routers and the company firewall.
Assist in managing and creating GPO's to be deploy to enterprise systems.
Manage and configure Cisco network equipment including switches and routers.
Manage virtual machine snapshots as requested by application management personnel.

Information technology administrator example responsibilities.

Define, document and project manage the implementation and configuration changes to HRIS applications.
Manage the migration from ADP to Lawson software; adapt HRIS to fit organizational needs.
Manage PC trainers and develop high quality internal instructor-le courses.
Manage host peripheral hardware including disk files and space utilization.
Manage and maintain corporate telecommunications and LAN; recommend repairs as needed.
Manage administration for SharePoint websites including account creation or modifying existing user accounts and site settings.

Senior server administrator vs information technology administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

PowerShell, 7%
Linux, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%
DNS, 4%
Microsoft Windows Server, 4%
DHCP, 4%

Common information technology administrator skills

Customer Service, 10%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Linux, 5%
Database, 4%
VMware, 4%
Windows Server, 4%

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