Wide area network administrator vs program administrator

The differences between wide area network administrators and program 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 program administrator. Additionally, a wide area network administrator has an average salary of $61,805, which is higher than the $50,715 average annual salary of a program administrator.

The top three skills for a wide area network administrator include switches, PC and tcp ip. The most important skills for a program administrator are customer service, oversight, and patients.

Wide area network administrator vs program administrator overview

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Program Administrator
Yearly salary	$61,805	$50,715
Hourly rate	$29.71	$24.38
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	83,700	119,898
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Wide area network administrator vs program administrator salary

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Program Administrator
Average salary	$61,805	$50,715
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $90,000	Between $34,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between wide area network administrator and program administrator education

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Program Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Wide area network administrator vs program administrator demographics

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Program Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 30.6% Female, 69.4%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between wide area network administrator and program 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.

Program administrator example responsibilities.

Manage monetary, laptop and training supports for members living with HIV.
Manage overall document inventory and wiki updates via SharePoint.
Manage CRM and SharePoint systems for online recruiting technology company.
Manage co-op vendor and provide overall program direction for Toyota dealers and regional offices nationwide.
Develop and implement administrative procedures for new mental health management unit providing day services to elderly patients.
Invoice clients using QuickBooks software.

Wide area network administrator vs program administrator skills

Common wide area network administrator skills

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

Common program administrator skills

Customer Service, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Patients, 6%
Project Management, 6%
PowerPoint, 4%
Client Facing, 4%

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