Stand-in vs systems administrator

The differences between stands-in and systems 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 systems administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a systems administrator has an average salary of $77,156, 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 systems administrator are linux, troubleshoot, and windows server.

Stand-in vs systems administrator overview

	Stand-In	Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$77,156
Hourly rate	$22.71	$37.09
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	134,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs systems administrator salary

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

	Stand-In	Systems Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$77,156
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $59,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between stand-in and systems administrator education

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

	Stand-In	Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Communication	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stand-in vs systems administrator demographics

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

	Stand-In	Systems Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 83.9% Female, 16.1%
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, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 11.5% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and systems 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.

Systems administrator example responsibilities.

Used Jenkins to automate most of the build relate tasks.
Manage windows file servers, messaging, and SQL databases.
Lead the project which integrate internal DNS into the corporate LDAP infrastructure for end user host management prior to deployment.
Lead business-critical information security initiatives involving encryption of customer data.
Authore and maintain shell and Perl scripts to automate administration tasks for infrastructure management.
Configure & manage all switches and servers responsible for providing WLAN connectivity and authentication services.

Stand-in vs systems administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common systems administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Database, 5%
Technical Support, 4%
PowerShell, 3%