Advantages and disadvantages of the profession

When mastering a particular profession, especially a technical one, it is worth understanding its pros and cons. A sysadmin at work for a long time “sits in one place at the computer”. For some people, such a way of life – a torture. But for others, it is ideally suited.

The strengths of the profession include:

• perspective;
• Demand not only in Moscow, but also in other regions;
• The possibility of career and professional growth;
• wide autonomy;
• constant interaction with the company’s management.

The system administrator often have the opportunity to work remotely or registration “on a freelance basis.

Disadvantages:

• Increased level of responsibility and stress;
• not always adequate functioning of the software;
• possible conflicts with other employees and subordinates;
• monotony of work;
• irregular working hours;
• high load on eyesight.

Typically, system administrators are employees with decent salaries. Especially this point applies to those who combine several areas of activity at once in the chosen profession.

There are a lot of admins, they are in demand in the labor market. You can train for such a specialist in several ways:

Studying at a technical school. In some institutions that guarantee secondary vocational education, there is a direction “administration”. There they train for system administrators. This is a good option for those who want to concentrate on practice.
Training at an institute of higher education. The situation is the same as in the case of technical schools. If the applicant has a diploma of a system administrator of secondary professional nature, he can be enrolled in the university for the 2-3 year at once.
Self-education. An option that is suitable for beginners. It is mainly preferred by children and those who do not know whether he wants to devote his career to the chosen direction. Training materials are freely available on the Web and in stores. You can choose literature and review lessons when you feel like it. This is complete self-control. But a self-taught system administrator will not be able to document their own skills.
If you want to quickly get into the subject and not to miss out, it is recommended to give preference to courses, including distance learning.

Advantages of courses
To become a system administrator, it is not necessary to spend decades studying the necessary materials. You can simply finish courses in the relevant direction. They:

Offer practice and a well-designed program;
They are designed for different categories of people – there are proposals for newcomers, and for experienced users;
are convenient – training is conducted over the Internet when the client can view a webinar;
they allow you to communicate with knowledgeable curators;
They take very little time – from a couple of months to a year.

The system administrator is a profession that even a schoolboy can master. And thanks to distance learning courses it’s possible to consider several specializations at once without damage to the knowledge received.