Wide area network administrator vs business administrator

The differences between wide area network administrators and business 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 wide area network administrator and a business administrator. Additionally, a business administrator has an average salary of $72,503, which is higher than the $61,805 average annual salary of a wide area network administrator.

The top three skills for a wide area network administrator include switches, PC and tcp ip. The most important skills for a business administrator are customer service, powerpoint, and payroll.

Wide area network administrator vs business administrator overview

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Business Administrator
Yearly salary	$61,805	$72,503
Hourly rate	$29.71	$34.86
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	83,700	103,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Wide area network administrator vs business administrator salary

Wide area network administrators and business administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Business Administrator
Average salary	$61,805	$72,503
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $90,000	Between $45,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Novartis
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between wide area network administrator and business administrator education

There are a few differences between a wide area network administrator and a business administrator in terms of educational background:

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Business Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Wide area network administrator vs business administrator demographics

Here are the differences between wide area network administrators' and business administrators' demographics:

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Business Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 33.3% Female, 66.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 9.6% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between wide area network administrator and business administrator duties and responsibilities

Wide area network administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and support corporate Linux Production/Development servers.
Coordinate marketing brainstorming meetings, prepare minutes, manage project follow-up, and create summary PowerPoint presentations.
Maintain and update Novell, Microsoft, and Linux servers.
Create a macro driven pc base budget preparation system.
Administer and install Cisco switches, routers, firewalls and VPNs.
Participate in projects requiring installation, configuration and support for network routers and switches, firewalls and effective application load balancing.

Business administrator example responsibilities.

Create and manage a repository of group presentations and documents.
Coordinate and schedule travel arrangements, PowerPoint presentations and conference room set up for all quarterly sales and department meetings.
Design many email templates by using html and used them in notifications in Helsinki and Istanbul versions.
Diagnose and troubleshoot PC hardware and software problems, remote access and printing issues for internal and external employees.
Develop and maintain departmental SharePoint site.
Experience building new SharePoint farm for MarkeSource organization.

Wide area network administrator vs business administrator skills

Common wide area network administrator skills

Switches, 42%
PC, 31%
Tcp Ip, 28%

Common business administrator skills

Customer Service, 12%
PowerPoint, 7%
Payroll, 7%
Team Support, 7%
Financial Statements, 5%
Oversight, 4%

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