Wide area network administrator vs clinic administrator

The differences between wide area network administrators and clinic 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 clinic administrator. Additionally, a clinic administrator has an average salary of $71,242, 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 clinic administrator are patients, healthcare, and patient care.

Wide area network administrator vs clinic administrator overview

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Clinic Administrator
Yearly salary	$61,805	$71,242
Hourly rate	$29.71	$34.25
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	83,700	70,844
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Wide area network administrator vs clinic administrator salary

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Clinic Administrator
Average salary	$61,805	$71,242
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $90,000	Between $48,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Abbott
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between wide area network administrator and clinic administrator education

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Clinic Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Wide area network administrator vs clinic administrator demographics

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Clinic Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 22.9% Female, 77.1%
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 clinic 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.

Clinic administrator example responsibilities.

Manage compliance with CMS, JACO and IDPH regulatory requirements, standards of practice, policies and procedures.
Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable activities using QuickBooks and online banking applications.
Assist with employee and community CPR training documentation.
Maintain employee health files, annual PPD immunizations tracking and CPR recertification.
Answer multiple phone lines and triage calls in a fast pace environment.
Oversee and ensure of day-to-day function of EMR and EPM hardware and software.

Wide area network administrator vs clinic administrator skills

Common wide area network administrator skills

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

Common clinic administrator skills

Patients, 24%
Healthcare, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Oversight, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Healthcare Administration, 4%

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