Senior server administrator vs senior administrator

The differences between senior server administrators and senior 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 a senior administrator. Additionally, a senior administrator has an average salary of $103,102, which is higher than the $86,797 average annual salary of a senior server administrator.

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

Senior server administrator vs senior administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$103,102
Hourly rate	$41.73	$49.57
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	58,887
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior server administrator vs senior administrator salary

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$103,102
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $73,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	California
Best paying company	Unisys	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between senior server administrator and senior administrator education

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior server administrator vs senior administrator demographics

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.2% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior server administrator and senior 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.

Senior administrator example responsibilities.

Organize and manage all meeting logistics for various conferences and events across the U.S.
Lead and/or participate in adding departments to the DMS, client/server upgrades, DR testing, and end user testing.
Have configured the SharePoint environment and continuously managing both intranet and internet sites used by end users, consumers and stakeholders.
Manage calendar and arrange travel; coordinate meetings and events; create PowerPoint presentations; prepare correspondence and approve expense reports.
Provide remote user support via Citrix remote desktop and Cisco VPN.
Create, maintain and provide issue resolution of complex Linux and Unix scripts.

Senior server administrator vs senior administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

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

Common senior administrator skills

Customer Service, 10%
SR, 10%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Linux, 5%
Data Entry, 4%
HR, 3%

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