Stand-in vs senior administrator

The differences between stands-in and senior 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 senior administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior administrator has an average salary of $103,102, 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 senior administrator are customer service, SR, and troubleshoot.

Stand-in vs senior administrator overview

	Stand-In	Senior Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$103,102
Hourly rate	$22.71	$49.57
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	58,887
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs senior administrator salary

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

	Stand-In	Senior Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$103,102
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $73,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between stand-in and senior administrator education

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

	Stand-In	Senior Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Stand-in vs senior administrator demographics

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

	Stand-In	Senior Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%
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, 10.2% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and senior 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.

Senior administrator example responsibilities.

Organize and manage all meeting logistics for various conferences and events across the U.S.
Lead and/or participate in adding departments to the DMS, client/server upgrades, DR testing, and end user testing.
Have configured the SharePoint environment and continuously managing both intranet and internet sites used by end users, consumers and stakeholders.
Manage calendar and arrange travel; coordinate meetings and events; create PowerPoint presentations; prepare correspondence and approve expense reports.
Provide remote user support via Citrix remote desktop and Cisco VPN.
Create, maintain and provide issue resolution of complex Linux and Unix scripts.

Stand-in vs senior administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common senior administrator skills

Customer Service, 10%
SR, 10%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Linux, 5%
Data Entry, 4%
HR, 3%