Stand-in vs service administrator

The differences between stands-in and service 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 service administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a service administrator has an average salary of $54,573, 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 service administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Stand-in vs service administrator overview

	Stand-In	Service Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$54,573
Hourly rate	$22.71	$26.24
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	57,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs service administrator salary

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

	Stand-In	Service Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$54,573
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $33,000 And $88,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	VMware
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between stand-in and service administrator education

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

	Stand-In	Service Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Stand-in vs service administrator demographics

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

	Stand-In	Service Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 32.4% Female, 67.6%
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, 8.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and service 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.

Service administrator example responsibilities.

Manage Sr. Director's calendar and key staff members to include meetings, events and travel.
Convert complex business logic into SQL store procedures and user-define functions to achieve functionality require by the UI team.
Manage facilities maintenance/upgrades, and systems such as electronic medical records (EMR), billing, transcription and phones.
Manage multi-million dollar DOD contract, establish team goals and manage team deliverables to ensure objectives are consistently meet or exceed.
Manage all accounting functions utilizing QuickBooks of revenues
Assist users with configuring and managing SharePoint servers.

Stand-in vs service administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common service administrator skills

Customer Service, 22%
Patients, 7%
Data Entry, 5%
CMS, 5%
Repair Orders, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%