Watchguard vs information technology administrator

The differences between watchguards and information technology 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 information technology administrator. Additionally, an information technology administrator has an average salary of $73,195, 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 information technology administrator are customer service, troubleshoot, and linux.

Watchguard vs information technology administrator overview

	Watchguard	Information Technology Administrator
Yearly salary	$67,613	$73,195
Hourly rate	$32.51	$35.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	25,897	159,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Watchguard vs information technology administrator salary

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

	Watchguard	Information Technology Administrator
Average salary	$67,613	$73,195
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $99,000	Between $50,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Databricks
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between watchguard and information technology administrator education

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

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

Watchguard vs information technology administrator demographics

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

	Watchguard	Information Technology Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%	Male, 81.6% Female, 18.4%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 9.8% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between watchguard and information technology 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.

Information technology administrator example responsibilities.

Define, document and project manage the implementation and configuration changes to HRIS applications.
Manage the migration from ADP to Lawson software; adapt HRIS to fit organizational needs.
Manage PC trainers and develop high quality internal instructor-le courses.
Manage host peripheral hardware including disk files and space utilization.
Manage and maintain corporate telecommunications and LAN; recommend repairs as needed.
Manage administration for SharePoint websites including account creation or modifying existing user accounts and site settings.

Watchguard vs information technology administrator skills

Common watchguard skills

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

Common information technology administrator skills

Customer Service, 10%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Linux, 5%
Database, 4%
VMware, 4%
Windows Server, 4%

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