Inkjet operator vs data center operator

The differences between inkjet operators and data center operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an inkjet operator and a data center operator. Additionally, a data center operator has an average salary of $46,763, which is higher than the $36,417 average annual salary of an inkjet operator.

The top three skills for an inkjet operator include quality checks, RAN and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a data center operator are customer service, infrastructure, and escalate.

Inkjet operator vs data center operator overview

	Inkjet Operator	Data Center Operator
Yearly salary	$36,417	$46,763
Hourly rate	$17.51	$22.48
Growth rate	7%	10%
Number of jobs	30,494	120,016
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Inkjet operator vs data center operator salary

Inkjet operators and data center operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inkjet Operator	Data Center Operator
Average salary	$36,417	$46,763
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $53,000	Between $29,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between inkjet operator and data center operator education

There are a few differences between an inkjet operator and a data center operator in terms of educational background:

	Inkjet Operator	Data Center Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Inkjet operator vs data center operator demographics

Here are the differences between inkjet operators' and data center operators' demographics:

	Inkjet Operator	Data Center Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%	Male, 80.3% Female, 19.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between inkjet operator and data center operator duties and responsibilities

Inkjet operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Monitor combat missions through satellite and computer global positioning systems in order to prepare accurate reports for unit commanders.
Monitor combat missions through satellite and computer global positioning systems in order to prepare accurate reports for unit commanders.

Data center operator example responsibilities.

Manage daily Tivoli problem reporting system.
Implement and manage a centralize hardware management and provisioning system.
Control system jobs running in CTM scheduler, assist with problem resolution of JCL, utility programs and/or hardware failures.
Enter commands, MVS, JES2, IMS and VMS.
Install and configure TCP/IP and troubleshoot network problems.
Utilize JES heavily to review job status, TSO for analysis.

Inkjet operator vs data center operator skills

Common inkjet operator skills

Quality Checks, 38%
RAN, 20%
Troubleshoot, 17%
USPS, 16%
MC, 9%

Common data center operator skills

Customer Service, 12%
Infrastructure, 7%
Escalate, 7%
Mainframe, 6%
Linux, 5%
Unix, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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