Vmware consultant vs system technician

The differences between vmware consultants and system 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 system technician. Additionally, a vmware consultant has an average salary of $95,989, which is higher than the $43,410 average annual salary of a system technician.

The top three skills for a vmware consultant include virtual machines, vmware esx and vmware vsphere. The most important skills for a system technician are customer service, hand tools, and preventative maintenance.

Vmware consultant vs system technician overview

	Vmware Consultant	System Technician
Yearly salary	$95,989	$43,410
Hourly rate	$46.15	$20.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	14,712	137,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Vmware consultant vs system technician salary

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

	Vmware Consultant	System Technician
Average salary	$95,989	$43,410
Salary range	Between $67,000 And $136,000	Between $27,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between vmware consultant and system technician education

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

	Vmware Consultant	System Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Computer Science	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Vmware consultant vs system technician demographics

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

	Vmware Consultant	System Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between vmware consultant and system 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.

System technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage approve software distributions using Microsoft SCCM.
Manage, support and maintain modern EMC SAN storage platform.
Manage 185 virtualize desktops running in a cluster VMware ESX environment.
Provide on-site construction support and lead system testing, debugging, and startup.
Develop and implement a weekly schedule on SQL databases to automate the execution of maintenance plans.
Plan and lead training programs on new software development essential to the movement to a paperless travel department for DoD.

Vmware consultant vs system technician skills

Common vmware consultant skills

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

Common system technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Technical Support, 5%
Control Systems, 4%
Security Systems, 4%