Network control operator vs network administrator

The differences between network control operators and network 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 a network administrator. Additionally, a network control operator has an average salary of $79,719, which is higher than the $71,357 average annual salary of a network administrator.

The top three skills for a network control operator include troubleshoot, switches and DOD. The most important skills for a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Network control operator vs network administrator overview

	Network Control Operator	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,719	$71,357
Hourly rate	$38.33	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs network administrator salary

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Administrator
Average salary	$79,719	$71,357
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network control operator and network administrator education

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network control operator vs network administrator demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and network 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.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Network control operator vs network administrator skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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