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Old 12-26-2007
What are job prospects for Unix Linux administrator?

What are job prospects for Unix Linux administrator?

How much does the Linux administrator suppose to earn nowadays?

I notice that the IT wage scale has been dropping across the board in Canada so I wonder if Linux administrator enumeration is affected too.
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Old 12-26-2007
it depends on what you can do... basic administration is not as good as a administrator with knowledge in san, high availability and so on... the more you can, the more you CAN earn!
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Old 12-26-2007
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Originally Posted by DukeNuke2
it depends on what you can do... basic administration is not as good as a administrator with knowledge in san, high availability and so on... the more you can, the more you CAN earn!
What field of Linux is in high demand? Gbuntu, Redhat, HPUnix..etc
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Old 12-26-2007
unix... solaris, aix, hp-ux... and the enterprise versions of linux... rhel and sles... i have no experience with ubuntu in enterprise environments. only for home and desktop use...
 
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