Network control operator vs system technician

The differences between network control operators and system 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 system technician. Additionally, a network control operator has an average salary of $79,719, which is higher than the $43,410 average annual salary of a system technician.

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

Network control operator vs system technician overview

	Network Control Operator	System Technician
Yearly salary	$79,719	$43,410
Hourly rate	$38.33	$20.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	137,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs system technician salary

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

	Network Control Operator	System Technician
Average salary	$79,719	$43,410
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $27,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between network control operator and system technician education

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

	Network Control Operator	System Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Network control operator vs system technician demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	System Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and system 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.

System technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage approve software distributions using Microsoft SCCM.
Manage, support and maintain modern EMC SAN storage platform.
Manage 185 virtualize desktops running in a cluster VMware ESX environment.
Provide on-site construction support and lead system testing, debugging, and startup.
Develop and implement a weekly schedule on SQL databases to automate the execution of maintenance plans.
Plan and lead training programs on new software development essential to the movement to a paperless travel department for DoD.

Network control operator vs system technician skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common system technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Technical Support, 5%
Control Systems, 4%
Security Systems, 4%

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