Wide area network administrator vs center administrator

The differences between wide area network administrators and center 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 center administrator. Additionally, a center administrator has an average salary of $66,044, 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 center administrator are patients, patient care, and surgery.

Wide area network administrator vs center administrator overview

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Center Administrator
Yearly salary	$61,805	$66,044
Hourly rate	$29.71	$31.75
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	83,700	90,680
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Wide area network administrator vs center administrator salary

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Center Administrator
Average salary	$61,805	$66,044
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $90,000	Between $42,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Novartis
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between wide area network administrator and center administrator education

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Center Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Wide area network administrator vs center administrator demographics

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Center Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 34.2% Female, 65.8%
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, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between wide area network administrator and center 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.

Center administrator example responsibilities.

Attain initial 4 star CMS rating, which are subsequently increase to 5 stars.
Maintain and manage scheduling process for call center group with continuous real-time monitoring of adherence using CMS and IEX TotalView.
Create and manage a repository of group presentations and documents.
Reinforce HIPAA mandates by establishing new training standards.
Ensure that on-site lab meet all CLIA requirements.
Verify and correct CPT and ICD10 coding on claims prior to submission.

Wide area network administrator vs center administrator skills

Common wide area network administrator skills

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

Common center administrator skills

Patients, 20%
Patient Care, 10%
Surgery, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Oversight, 4%
Financial Performance, 3%

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