Watchguard vs network technician

The differences between watchguards 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 watchguard and a network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, 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 a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Watchguard vs network technician overview

	Watchguard	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$67,613	$68,938
Hourly rate	$32.51	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	25,897	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Watchguard vs network technician salary

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

	Watchguard	Network Technician
Average salary	$67,613	$68,938
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $99,000	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 watchguard and network technician education

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

	Watchguard	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Pennsylvania

Watchguard vs network technician demographics

Here are the differences between watchguards' and network technicians' demographics:

	Watchguard	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between watchguard and network technician 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.

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.

Watchguard vs network technician skills

Common watchguard skills

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

Common network technician skills

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