Network control operator vs network manager

The differences between network control operators and network managers 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 manager. Additionally, a network manager has an average salary of $97,578, which is higher than the $79,719 average annual salary of a network control operator.

The top three skills for a network control operator include troubleshoot, switches and DOD. The most important skills for a network manager are customer service, fault management, and network infrastructure.

Network control operator vs network manager overview

	Network Control Operator	Network Manager
Yearly salary	$79,719	$97,578
Hourly rate	$38.33	$46.91
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	36,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs network manager salary

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Manager
Average salary	$79,719	$97,578
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $71,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between network control operator and network manager education

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Network control operator vs network manager demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Manager
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and network manager 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 manager example responsibilities.

Negotiate and manage customer SLA's.
Manage a remote nationwide team of database Sr.
Manage vendor for all PBX move add and changes.
Manage environment in support of define CDRL's and SLA's.
Lead the architecture design for PCI (payment card industry) compliance.
Manage iRules and VIP setup on F5's and juniper load balance.

Network control operator vs network manager skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common network manager skills

Customer Service, 12%
Fault Management, 6%
Network Infrastructure, 5%
Switches, 4%
Network Hardware, 4%
Project Management, 4%

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