Web sphere administrator vs unix administrator

The differences between web sphere administrators and unix 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 web sphere administrator and a unix administrator. Additionally, a web sphere administrator has an average salary of $87,060, which is higher than the $83,208 average annual salary of a unix administrator.

The top three skills for a web sphere administrator include web application, windows and linux. The most important skills for a unix administrator are linux servers, solaris, and SAN.

Web sphere administrator vs unix administrator overview

	Web Sphere Administrator	Unix Administrator
Yearly salary	$87,060	$83,208
Hourly rate	$41.86	$40.00
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	63,722	56,547
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Web sphere administrator vs unix administrator salary

Web sphere administrators and unix administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Web Sphere Administrator	Unix Administrator
Average salary	$87,060	$83,208
Salary range	Between $67,000 And $111,000	Between $64,000 And $106,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	Retail	Finance

Differences between web sphere administrator and unix administrator education

There are a few differences between a web sphere administrator and a unix administrator in terms of educational background:

	Web Sphere Administrator	Unix Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Web sphere administrator vs unix administrator demographics

Here are the differences between web sphere administrators' and unix administrators' demographics:

	Web Sphere Administrator	Unix Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.1% Female, 20.9%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between web sphere administrator and unix administrator duties and responsibilities

Web sphere administrator example responsibilities.

Achieve dynamic provisioning on EC2 with Knife-EC2 plug-in.
Used JACL scripts and shell scripts to automate the deployments and configuration of WebSphere.
Create scripts to automate routine tasks including log rotation and restarts, deployment script using python and wsadmin.
Experience in setting up multiple domains, including machines, manage servers, node managers and clusters in all the environments.
Install and configure Jenkins to automate the WebSphere application deployments.
Key role in managing content and organizational structure for several company websites and internal Intranet website, distribution of electronic communications.

Unix administrator example responsibilities.

Manage NIS, LDAP and DNS environment files to maintain security and accessibility to systems.
Develop Linux shell scripts to accomplish redundant tasks to simplify in distribute administration.
Configure and administer network protocols and software including TCP/IP, NIS, DNS, NFS and SMB.
Do all UNIX server and EMC software installation and hardware configuration for UNIX servers.
Administer servers in heterogeneous environments which include Solaris and Linux systems.
Configure and modify bash scripts.

Web sphere administrator vs unix administrator skills

Common web sphere administrator skills

Web Application, 6%
Windows, 5%
Linux, 5%
IBM Websphere, 5%
Application Server, 4%
Web Servers, 4%

Common unix administrator skills

Linux Servers, 7%
Solaris, 5%
SAN, 4%
OS, 4%
Database, 4%
Web Servers, 4%

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