So I've been working for a medical clinic for about 4 years now, I'm 23 now. I started doing help desk support and basic admin. duties with my co-worker the Sys/Network Admin. Over time as the company grew and I became more aware of our network, applications, etc, I was able to learn much more from my co-worker, certifications, and generally when things messed up. I guess I was lucky, because in a short amount of time I gained tons of experience.
I live in a major metropolitan area in the Mid-West where I feel the IT sector is quite strong. Currently, I'm making about 40K/year, and this is hourly. When I first started working here, I made about the same 38-40K with overtime. And now as I have stopped working so much overtime, I'm basically making about the same.
We are mostly a windows shop, 7 locations, about 100 users, 15-20 servers running both linux and windows, a full VoIP network, and complete Cisco infrastructure, except for VoIP which is Asterisk based.
On the side, about once or twice a year, my partner and I will work to construct the entire IT infrastructure of a business we work closely with. This includes, network cabling, setting up network devices, computers, servers, domain, phone systems (VoIP), etc, etc.
I feel that being as young as I am and having the position I do in the company (Network/System Admin) I work for, I've gained so much experience in such a short amount of time compared to those much older than I. I love staying on top of new technologies, and thinking about all the ways I could make the company I work for a better one.
Generally, I'm becoming more business savvy in the way I see IT. I'm starting to become aware of how IT can help business offer their customers better services, how IT can help employees work more efficiently, and so on. I feel like I could be a great contribution to any team that chose to have me, and I generally get along with almost everyone.
I'm not asking everyone to disclose their salaries, but I'm at the point where I feel like I'm not being fairly compensated for skills that I have, but important, what I give back to the company.
If anyone could give me some advice, I'd really appreciate it.
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