Network control operator vs senior network administrator

The differences between network control operators and senior 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 senior network administrator. Additionally, a senior network administrator has an average salary of $89,169, 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 senior network administrator are switches, routers, and troubleshoot.

Network control operator vs senior network administrator overview

	Network Control Operator	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,719	$89,169
Hourly rate	$38.33	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	110,027
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs senior network administrator salary

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

	Network Control Operator	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$79,719	$89,169
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $68,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Tesoro
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network control operator and senior network administrator education

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

	Network Control Operator	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network control operator vs senior network administrator demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 10.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and senior 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.

Senior network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead IP management specialist and assist with management of DHCP scopes and reservations.
Establish and manage SharePoint base intranet for departmental and interdepartmental support.
Configure and manage SQL database archival requests for automate timely data submissions.
Configure and manage multiple data and application servers and maintain SQL relational databases.
Prioritize and manage servicing of customer trouble calls in locally develop tracking database.
Configure and manage company routers and switches in addition to VPN configuration and policy enforcement.

Network control operator vs senior network administrator skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common senior network administrator skills

Switches, 8%
Routers, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Windows Server, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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