Stand-in vs assistant systems administrator

The differences between stands-in and assistant systems 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 assistant systems administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a stand-in has an average salary of $47,238, which is higher than the $40,777 average annual salary of an assistant systems administrator.

The top three skills for a stand-in include situational awareness, PC and RAN. The most important skills for an assistant systems administrator are customer service, patients, and payroll.

Stand-in vs assistant systems administrator overview

	Stand-In	Assistant Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$40,777
Hourly rate	$22.71	$19.60
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	104,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs assistant systems administrator salary

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

	Stand-In	Assistant Systems Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$40,777
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $23,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Chico, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	City of Los Angeles
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between stand-in and assistant systems administrator education

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

	Stand-In	Assistant Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Stand-in vs assistant systems administrator demographics

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

	Stand-In	Assistant Systems Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 38.6% Female, 61.4%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and assistant systems 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.

Assistant systems administrator example responsibilities.

Perform a wide variety of administrative tasks including managing daily schedules and interconnecting with other medical facilities and patients.
Monitor network connectivity, traffic, loads, and TCP/IP packet efficiency.
Work on Solaris volume manager to create file systems as per user and database requirements.
Maintain anti-virus software, remedy virus infections, and resolve hardware problems and technical issues.
Configure PCs, fax, printers, network, and internet for their small office.
Provide desktop support & user account administration on NT and Novell servers on a token ring network

Stand-in vs assistant systems administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common assistant systems administrator skills

Customer Service, 15%
Patients, 12%
Payroll, 7%
PowerPoint, 5%
Bed Facility, 5%
Human Resources, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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