Senior server administrator vs senior system administrator

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

Senior server administrator vs senior system administrator overview

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,797	$98,146
Hourly rate	$41.73	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	129,738	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior server administrator vs senior system administrator salary

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$86,797	$98,146
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $135,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	California
Best paying company	Unisys	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior server administrator and senior system administrator education

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Senior server administrator vs senior system administrator demographics

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

	Senior Server Administrator	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 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 senior server administrator and senior system 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 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.

Senior server administrator vs senior system administrator skills

Common senior server administrator skills

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

Common senior system administrator skills

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

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