Storage consultant vs administrator

The differences between storage consultants and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a storage consultant and an administrator. Additionally, a storage consultant has an average salary of $96,461, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

The top three skills for a storage consultant include storage facility, collection calls and customer service. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Storage consultant vs administrator overview

	Storage Consultant	Administrator
Yearly salary	$96,461	$72,882
Hourly rate	$46.38	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	14,247	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Storage consultant vs administrator salary

Storage consultants and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Storage Consultant	Administrator
Average salary	$96,461	$72,882
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $129,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	Washington
Best paying company	Technology Service Professionals	Apple
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Manufacturing

Differences between storage consultant and administrator education

There are a few differences between a storage consultant and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Storage Consultant	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Storage consultant vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between storage consultants' and administrators' demographics:

	Storage Consultant	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 70.4% Female, 29.6%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 13.0% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between storage consultant and administrator duties and responsibilities

Storage consultant example responsibilities.

Lead team defining new manage desktop environment and Y2K strategies for faster, cheaper adoption.
Develop PowerShell scripts and spreadsheets to help automate and batch process the troubleshooting of servers and network devices.
Lead a desktop operating system migration in a highly regulate pharmaceutical environment.
Script uses Korn shell, awk and Perl.
Perform extensive research and troubleshooting on Unix and Linux systems.
Gain a much great level of experience with PowerShell and SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013 for both administration and deployment.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Storage consultant vs administrator skills

Common storage consultant skills

Storage Facility, 10%
Collection Calls, 9%
Customer Service, 6%
SAN, 5%
Storage Systems, 4%
Switches, 4%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%