Stand-in vs administrator

The differences between stands-in and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a stand-in, becoming an administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $47,238 average annual salary of a stand-in.

The top three skills for a stand-in include situational awareness, PC and RAN. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Stand-in vs administrator overview

	Stand-In	Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$72,882
Hourly rate	$22.71	$35.04
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs administrator salary

Stands-in and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stand-In	Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$72,882
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between stand-in and administrator education

There are a few differences between a stand-in and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Stand-In	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Stand-in vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between stands-in' and administrators' demographics:

	Stand-In	Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and administrator duties and responsibilities

Stand-in example responsibilities.

Manage and troubleshot network printers, along with maintenance of server backup scheme.
Use of the cash register and POS to assist clients.
Assist customers and run the register.
Maintain and troubleshot PC base message processing systems.
Showcase technical competency by remotely logging into the POS system to check configurations and fix the source of the problem.
Maintain weekly management of inventory both ordering and accounting for the inventory.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Stand-in vs administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

Situational Awareness, 55%
PC, 41%
RAN, 3%
Customer Orders, 1%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%