X-ray service engineer vs systems administrator

The differences between x-ray service engineers and systems administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an x-ray service engineer and a systems administrator. Additionally, an x-ray service engineer has an average salary of $84,262, which is higher than the $77,156 average annual salary of a systems administrator.

The top three skills for an x-ray service engineer include PMS, x-ray equipment and customer sites. The most important skills for a systems administrator are linux, troubleshoot, and windows server.

X-ray service engineer vs systems administrator overview

	X-Ray Service Engineer	Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$84,262	$77,156
Hourly rate	$40.51	$37.09
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	21,933	134,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

X-ray service engineer vs systems administrator salary

X-ray service engineers and systems administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	X-Ray Service Engineer	Systems Administrator
Average salary	$84,262	$77,156
Salary range	Between $57,000 And $124,000	Between $59,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between x-ray service engineer and systems administrator education

There are a few differences between an x-ray service engineer and a systems administrator in terms of educational background:

	X-Ray Service Engineer	Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Computer Science
Most common college	Northeastern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

X-ray service engineer vs systems administrator demographics

Here are the differences between x-ray service engineers' and systems administrators' demographics:

	X-Ray Service Engineer	Systems Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%	Male, 83.9% Female, 16.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 10.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 11.5% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between x-ray service engineer and systems administrator duties and responsibilities

X-ray service engineer example responsibilities.

Expand responsibilities include testing applications on newly update managed desktop image.
Perform repairs and PMs on multivendor DI and ultrasound systems (GE, OEC, Siemens, Philips).
Perform repairs, PMs, upgrades/FCOs on Philips cardio-vascular, surgery, rad and R/F systems.
Use OEM service manuals to repair and calibrate systems.
Calibrate and maintain equipment per OEM specifications to meet all FDA requirements.
Apply EHS guidelines for a safer work environment and stay compliant through training and application of approve practices.

Systems administrator example responsibilities.

Used Jenkins to automate most of the build relate tasks.
Manage windows file servers, messaging, and SQL databases.
Lead the project which integrate internal DNS into the corporate LDAP infrastructure for end user host management prior to deployment.
Lead business-critical information security initiatives involving encryption of customer data.
Authore and maintain shell and Perl scripts to automate administration tasks for infrastructure management.
Configure & manage all switches and servers responsible for providing WLAN connectivity and authentication services.

X-ray service engineer vs systems administrator skills

Common x-ray service engineer skills

PMS, 26%
X-Ray Equipment, 19%
Customer Sites, 14%
C-Arm, 10%
Radiographic Procedures, 10%
Philips, 6%

Common systems administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Database, 5%
Technical Support, 4%
PowerShell, 3%

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