Stand-in vs senior system administrator

The differences between stands-in and senior system 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 system administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, 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 system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Stand-in vs senior system administrator overview

	Stand-In	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$98,146
Hourly rate	$22.71	$47.19
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs senior system administrator salary

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

	Stand-In	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$98,146
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between stand-in and senior system administrator education

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

	Stand-In	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Communication	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stand-in vs senior system administrator demographics

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

	Stand-In	Senior System Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and senior system 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 system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Stand-in vs senior system administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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