Network control operator vs service administrator

The differences between network control operators and service 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 service administrator. Additionally, a network control operator has an average salary of $79,719, which is higher than the $54,573 average annual salary of a service administrator.

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

Network control operator vs service administrator overview

	Network Control Operator	Service Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,719	$54,573
Hourly rate	$38.33	$26.24
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	57,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs service administrator salary

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

	Network Control Operator	Service Administrator
Average salary	$79,719	$54,573
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $33,000 And $88,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	VMware
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network control operator and service administrator education

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

	Network Control Operator	Service Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Network control operator vs service administrator demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	Service Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 32.4% Female, 67.6%
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, 8.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and service 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.

Service administrator example responsibilities.

Manage Sr. Director's calendar and key staff members to include meetings, events and travel.
Convert complex business logic into SQL store procedures and user-define functions to achieve functionality require by the UI team.
Manage facilities maintenance/upgrades, and systems such as electronic medical records (EMR), billing, transcription and phones.
Manage multi-million dollar DOD contract, establish team goals and manage team deliverables to ensure objectives are consistently meet or exceed.
Manage all accounting functions utilizing QuickBooks of revenues
Assist users with configuring and managing SharePoint servers.

Network control operator vs service administrator skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common service administrator skills

Customer Service, 22%
Patients, 7%
Data Entry, 5%
CMS, 5%
Repair Orders, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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