Stand-in vs unix systems administrator

The differences between stands-in and unix 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 unix systems administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a unix systems administrator has an average salary of $87,936, 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 unix systems administrator are production servers, solaris, and database.

Stand-in vs unix systems administrator overview

	Stand-In	Unix Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$87,936
Hourly rate	$22.71	$42.28
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	110,185
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs unix systems administrator salary

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

	Stand-In	Unix Systems Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$87,936
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $64,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	PayPal
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between stand-in and unix systems administrator education

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

	Stand-In	Unix Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Communication	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stand-in vs unix systems administrator demographics

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

	Stand-In	Unix Systems Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 85.2% Female, 14.8%
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, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and unix 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.

Unix systems administrator example responsibilities.

Manage LUN assignments from Shark/Hitachi SAN through the fiber switches.
Manage system kernel settings to boost performance base on root cause analysis for performance issues.
Manage and maintain local area network (TCP/IP), consisting of 2 NCR 3430 servers and 130+ client workstations.
Help automate server and storage provisioning.
Manage resources for zones using Solaris 10container technology.
Manage AWS services and provide redundancy for internal corporate systems.

Stand-in vs unix systems administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

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

Common unix systems administrator skills

Production Servers, 8%
Solaris, 5%
Database, 4%
SAN, 4%
System Administration, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

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