Stand-in vs network administrator

The differences between stands-in and network 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 a network administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a network administrator has an average salary of $71,357, 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 a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Stand-in vs network administrator overview

	Stand-In	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$71,357
Hourly rate	$22.71	$34.31
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	106,886
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 network administrator salary

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

	Stand-In	Network Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$71,357
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between stand-in and network administrator education

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

	Stand-In	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Communication	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stand-in vs network administrator demographics

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

	Stand-In	Network Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and network 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.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Stand-in vs network administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%