Network control operator vs network technician

The differences between network control operators and network technicians 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 technician. Additionally, a network control operator has an average salary of $79,719, which is higher than the $68,938 average annual salary of a network technician.

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

Network control operator vs network technician overview

	Network Control Operator	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$79,719	$68,938
Hourly rate	$38.33	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs network technician salary

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Technician
Average salary	$79,719	$68,938
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network control operator and network technician education

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network control operator vs network technician demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

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

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Network control operator vs network technician skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%

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