Senior switch technician vs program administrator

The differences between senior switch technicians and program 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 switch technician and a program administrator. Additionally, a senior switch technician has an average salary of $91,510, which is higher than the $50,715 average annual salary of a program administrator.

The top three skills for a senior switch technician include switches, test equipment and RF. The most important skills for a program administrator are customer service, oversight, and patients.

Senior switch technician vs program administrator overview

	Senior Switch Technician	Program Administrator
Yearly salary	$91,510	$50,715
Hourly rate	$44.00	$24.38
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	13,113	119,898
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior switch technician vs program administrator salary

Senior switch technicians and program administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Switch Technician	Program Administrator
Average salary	$91,510	$50,715
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $125,000	Between $34,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between senior switch technician and program administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior switch technician and a program administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Switch Technician	Program Administrator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior switch technician vs program administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior switch technicians' and program administrators' demographics:

	Senior Switch Technician	Program Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%	Male, 30.6% Female, 69.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior switch technician and program administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior switch technician example responsibilities.

Assist in managing CDMA network, Voice/EVDO circuit's layouts, CDM circuit inventory and roll over's for cell sites.
Test, turn-up, and performance monitoring of transport circuits including Ethernet, OC-N, T1, and T3.
Work extensively with Tellabs and Alcatel 5500 , 1630 , 1631, CS1L , 532 and Tadiran DACS.
Install, test, provision and turn up DS1, E1, DS3, E3, OC3 and OC12 circuits.
Participate in a role on Ericsson's LTE eNODE-B integrations.
Turn up DS3 and DS1 circuits - perform hot cuts during maintenance window.

Program administrator example responsibilities.

Manage monetary, laptop and training supports for members living with HIV.
Manage overall document inventory and wiki updates via SharePoint.
Manage CRM and SharePoint systems for online recruiting technology company.
Manage co-op vendor and provide overall program direction for Toyota dealers and regional offices nationwide.
Develop and implement administrative procedures for new mental health management unit providing day services to elderly patients.
Invoice clients using QuickBooks software.

Senior switch technician vs program administrator skills

Common senior switch technician skills

Switches, 16%
Test Equipment, 9%
RF, 7%
T1, 6%
AC, 6%
DS3, 3%

Common program administrator skills

Customer Service, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Patients, 6%
Project Management, 6%
PowerPoint, 4%
Client Facing, 4%

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