System center configuration manager vs service administrator

The differences between system center configuration managers and service 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 system center configuration manager and a service administrator. Additionally, a service administrator has an average salary of $54,573, which is higher than the $52,908 average annual salary of a system center configuration manager.

The top three skills for a system center configuration manager include SCCM, microsoft system center and powershell. The most important skills for a service administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

System center configuration manager vs service administrator overview

	System Center Configuration Manager	Service Administrator
Yearly salary	$52,908	$54,573
Hourly rate	$25.44	$26.24
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	46,951	57,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

System center configuration manager vs service administrator salary

System center configuration managers and service administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	System Center Configuration Manager	Service Administrator
Average salary	$52,908	$54,573
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $78,000	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 system center configuration manager and service administrator education

There are a few differences between a system center configuration manager and a service administrator in terms of educational background:

	System Center Configuration Manager	Service Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

System center configuration manager vs service administrator demographics

Here are the differences between system center configuration managers' and service administrators' demographics:

	System Center Configuration Manager	Service Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 32.4% Female, 67.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.2% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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	9%	9%

Differences between system center configuration manager and service administrator duties and responsibilities

System center configuration manager example responsibilities.

Manage resources including projects to consolidate servers, move additional systems to SAN and re-architecture of data and applications.
Utilize PowerShell scripting to monitor environment and automate processes.
Configure & troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, and Internet connectivity issues.
Implement SCVMM 2012 and SCOM 2012.
Update DNS and DHCP configurations as required.
Use PowerShell to execute scripts and provide reporting.

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.

System center configuration manager vs service administrator skills

Common system center configuration manager skills

SCCM, 20%
Microsoft System Center, 10%
PowerShell, 7%
Patch Management, 5%
OS, 4%
Workstations, 3%

Common service administrator skills

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

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