Watchguard vs administrator

The differences between watchguards 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 watchguard and an administrator. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $67,613 average annual salary of a watchguard.

The top three skills for a watchguard include firewall, windows server and switches. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Watchguard vs administrator overview

	Watchguard	Administrator
Yearly salary	$67,613	$72,882
Hourly rate	$32.51	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	25,897	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Watchguard vs administrator salary

Watchguards and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Watchguard	Administrator
Average salary	$67,613	$72,882
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $99,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between watchguard and administrator education

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

	Watchguard	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Pennsylvania

Watchguard vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between watchguards' and administrators' demographics:

	Watchguard	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% 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 watchguard and administrator duties and responsibilities

Watchguard example responsibilities.

Institute centrally manage Linux configurations for application deployments, disaster recovery.
Monitor and administer firewall (Watchguard).
Install, configure, & troubleshoot 3rd part applications software.
Install and troubleshoot firewalls, Sonicwall, WatchGuard, Cisco.
Full delivery cycle service engineering of local, and hybrid cloud computing.
Conduct location monitoring of clients on home confinement, alcohol monitoring, or GPS reporting.

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

Watchguard vs administrator skills

Common watchguard skills

Firewall, 11%
Windows Server, 10%
Switches, 8%
VMware, 6%
VPN, 5%
Routers, 4%

Common administrator skills

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