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Dr. Ariful Azad Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies for the Dept. of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Assistant Professor of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington
Avg. Salary $85,974
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 5%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31%
Asian 12.77%
Black or African American 8.31%
Hispanic or Latino 12.02%
Unknown 5.04%
White 61.55%
Genderfemale 14.96%
male 85.04%
Age - 42American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 42Stress level is manageable
7.1 - high
Complexity level is challenging
7 - challenging
Work life balance is good
6.4 - fair
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Skills Percentages Windows Server 7.60% Linux 5.85% OS 5.08% Production Environment 4.27% SCCM 4.21% Complete relevant team lead system administrator training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New team lead system administrators learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a team lead system administrator based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real team lead system administrator resumes.Research team lead system administrator duties and responsibilities
- Plan and manage delivery of UNIX change work packages as required by the business.
- Manage web base ticketing system to monitor and troubleshoot report problems and implement necessary changes to ensure simulations systems availability.
- Used a basic knowledge of using Korn shell command lines in Unix and vi/Vim (command line editors) in Linux.
- Maintain the NIS+ database & DNS entries.
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Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a team lead system administrator. The most common roles before becoming a team lead system administrator include systems administrator, senior system administrator team lead and technical support specialist.Apply for team lead system administrator jobs
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The average team lead system administrator salary in the United States is $85,974 per year or $41 per hour. Team lead system administrator salaries range between $61,000 and $120,000 per year.
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Updated January 8, 2025
