Switch engineer vs administrator

The differences between switch engineers 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 switch engineer and an administrator. Additionally, a switch engineer has an average salary of $103,588, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

The top three skills for a switch engineer include switches, MSC and software upgrades. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Switch engineer vs administrator overview

	Switch Engineer	Administrator
Yearly salary	$103,588	$72,882
Hourly rate	$49.80	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	33,099	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Switch engineer vs administrator salary

Switch engineers and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Switch Engineer	Administrator
Average salary	$103,588	$72,882
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $139,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	Concord, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	NetApp	Apple
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Manufacturing

Differences between switch engineer and administrator education

There are a few differences between a switch engineer and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Switch Engineer	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northeastern University	University of Pennsylvania

Switch engineer vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between switch engineers' and administrators' demographics:

	Switch Engineer	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 11.0% White, 61.9% 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 switch engineer and administrator duties and responsibilities

Switch engineer example responsibilities.

Manage Alcatel and Telecom Egypt technical teams.
Manage all aspects of DS3 and DS1 connectivity between various equipment and vendors.
Implement the latest Avaya VoIP technology that lead to cost reduction and improve VoIP features.
Manage mobile switch for 20-cell CDMA test overlie of Sprint/APC commercial GSM network in Washington D.C.
Manage, solve and coordinate daily operational support issues for 600 banks and 2400 workstations worldwide.
Assist RF engineers to ensure the best possible network performance.

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

Switch engineer vs administrator skills

Common switch engineer skills

Switches, 14%
MSC, 5%
Software Upgrades, 4%
VoIP, 4%
Trouble Tickets, 3%
T1, 3%

Common administrator skills

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