Network control operator vs senior system administrator

The differences between network control operators and senior system 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 system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, 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 system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Network control operator vs senior system administrator overview

	Network Control Operator	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,719	$98,146
Hourly rate	$38.33	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs senior system administrator salary

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

	Network Control Operator	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$79,719	$98,146
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network control operator and senior system administrator education

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

	Network Control Operator	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network control operator vs senior system administrator demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and senior system 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 system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Network control operator vs senior system administrator skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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