Stand-in vs network technician

The differences between stands-in and network technicians 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 technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, 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 technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Stand-in vs network technician overview

	Stand-In	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$47,238	$68,938
Hourly rate	$22.71	$33.14
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs network technician salary

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

	Stand-In	Network Technician
Average salary	$47,238	$68,938
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between stand-in and network technician education

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

	Stand-In	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Communication	Computer Science
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Stand-in vs network technician demographics

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

	Stand-In	Network Technician
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and network technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Stand-in vs network technician skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%