Wide area network administrator vs site administrator

The differences between wide area network administrators and site 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 site administrator. Additionally, a wide area network administrator has an average salary of $61,805, which is higher than the $31,725 average annual salary of a site administrator.

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

Wide area network administrator vs site administrator overview

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Site Administrator
Yearly salary	$61,805	$31,725
Hourly rate	$29.71	$15.25
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	83,700	66,357
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Wide area network administrator vs site administrator salary

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Site Administrator
Average salary	$61,805	$31,725
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $90,000	Between $17,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Morgan Stanley
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between wide area network administrator and site administrator education

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Site Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Wide area network administrator vs site administrator demographics

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

	Wide Area Network Administrator	Site Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 42.8% Female, 57.2%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between wide area network administrator and site 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.

Site administrator example responsibilities.

Manage the billing and collection of patient accounts dealing with commercial insurance, worker's compensation, and self pay patients.
Manage the data migration from SharePoint 2007 to 2010 and ensure all documents files and customize code are present and functional.
Create and manage a repository of group presentations and documents.
Work through Microsoft excels spreadsheets, word, and PowerPoint.
Leverage industry knowledge to ensure full compliance with JCAHO, Texas Medicaid, and federal Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Process and maintain accurate payroll records.

Wide area network administrator vs site administrator skills

Common wide area network administrator skills

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

Common site administrator skills

Customer Service, 14%
Patients, 9%
Windows, 5%
Payroll, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
PowerPoint, 4%

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