Network control operator vs administrator

The differences between network control operators and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a network control operator and an administrator. Additionally, a network control operator has an average salary of $79,719, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

The top three skills for a network control operator include troubleshoot, switches and DOD. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Network control operator vs administrator overview

	Network Control Operator	Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,719	$72,882
Hourly rate	$38.33	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs administrator salary

Network control operators and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Control Operator	Administrator
Average salary	$79,719	$72,882
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between network control operator and administrator education

There are a few differences between a network control operator and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Network Control Operator	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network control operator vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between network control operators' and administrators' demographics:

	Network Control Operator	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and administrator duties and responsibilities

Network control operator example responsibilities.

Maintain a high level manage network for DISA with minimum down time.
Manage and coordinate troubleshooting and restorative efforts and all networks to include SONET connectivity issues.
Manage complex resolution of provisioning issues for installation and maintenance.Responsible for issuing T1 circuit ASR's to LEC/ILEC.
Monitor, operate and manage, troubleshooting and restoring to service any of the components comprising the DISN network.
Manage the F5 BigIP GTM/LTM appliances to include writing iRules, SSL offload and everyday task of creating WIP and VIPs.
Maintain the transport portion of the design which include T1's, T3's, and Ethernet circuits.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Network control operator vs administrator skills

Common network control operator skills

Troubleshoot, 9%
Switches, 8%
DOD, 7%
Juniper, 6%
Remedy, 6%
Disa, 6%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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