Wide area network administrator vs maintenance administrator

The differences between wide area network administrators and maintenance 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 maintenance administrator. Additionally, a wide area network administrator has an average salary of $61,805, which is higher than the $39,393 average annual salary of a maintenance administrator.

The top three skills for a wide area network administrator include switches, PC and tcp ip. The most important skills for a maintenance administrator are preventative maintenance, data entry, and customer service.

Wide area network administrator vs maintenance administrator overview

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Maintenance Administrator
Yearly salary	$61,805	$39,393
Hourly rate	$29.71	$18.94
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	83,700	107,366
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Wide area network administrator vs maintenance administrator salary

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Maintenance Administrator
Average salary	$61,805	$39,393
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $90,000	Between $26,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between wide area network administrator and maintenance administrator education

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Maintenance Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Wide area network administrator vs maintenance administrator demographics

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Maintenance Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 44.8% Female, 55.2%
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 maintenance 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.

Maintenance administrator example responsibilities.

Create users and manage SCO Unix and Termlite software.
Manage DHCP, WSUS, WDS, Antivirus and backup servers in the corporate network
Perform a wide variety of administrative tasks including managing daily schedules and interconnecting with other medical facilities and patients.
Work in LMOS, MLT, WFADO databases.
Perform tests using MLT and other testing mechanisms.
Interface system to existing mainframe with TCP/IP, FTP.

Wide area network administrator vs maintenance administrator skills

Common wide area network administrator skills

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

Common maintenance administrator skills

Preventative Maintenance, 14%
Data Entry, 12%
Customer Service, 12%
PowerPoint, 8%
Plumbing, 7%
Computer System, 7%

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