Vmware consultant vs network technician

The differences between vmware consultants and network technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a vmware consultant and a network technician. Additionally, a vmware consultant has an average salary of $95,989, which is higher than the $68,938 average annual salary of a network technician.

The top three skills for a vmware consultant include virtual machines, vmware esx and vmware vsphere. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Vmware consultant vs network technician overview

	Vmware Consultant	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$95,989	$68,938
Hourly rate	$46.15	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	14,712	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Vmware consultant vs network technician salary

Vmware consultants and network technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vmware Consultant	Network Technician
Average salary	$95,989	$68,938
Salary range	Between $67,000 And $136,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between vmware consultant and network technician education

There are a few differences between a vmware consultant and a network technician in terms of educational background:

	Vmware Consultant	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Vmware consultant vs network technician demographics

Here are the differences between vmware consultants' and network technicians' demographics:

	Vmware Consultant	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 14.0% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between vmware consultant and network technician duties and responsibilities

Vmware consultant example responsibilities.

Manage 3k+ user base VDI infrastructure.
Install and manage VDI terminal servers.
Used PowerShell to automate the tasks and schedule backup, maintenance jobs.
Manage Microsoft SCCM deployments in a large-scale global environment.
Manage several SDLC phases for enterprise systems used by state government agencies to perform environmental and environmental management.
Build, configure, maintain and troubleshoot VMs using templates and ISO images.

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Vmware consultant vs network technician skills

Common vmware consultant skills

Virtual Machines, 7%
Vmware ESX, 7%
Vmware Vsphere, 6%
Windows Server, 5%
Virtual Infrastructure, 5%
SAN, 3%

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%