Network control operator vs systems administrator

The differences between network control operators and systems 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 systems administrator. Additionally, a network control operator has an average salary of $79,719, which is higher than the $77,156 average annual salary of a systems administrator.

The top three skills for a network control operator include troubleshoot, switches and DOD. The most important skills for a systems administrator are linux, troubleshoot, and windows server.

Network control operator vs systems administrator overview

	Network Control Operator	Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,719	$77,156
Hourly rate	$38.33	$37.09
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	78,617	134,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network control operator vs systems administrator salary

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

	Network Control Operator	Systems Administrator
Average salary	$79,719	$77,156
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $108,000	Between $59,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between network control operator and systems administrator education

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

	Network Control Operator	Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network control operator vs systems administrator demographics

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

	Network Control Operator	Systems Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 83.9% Female, 16.1%
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, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 11.5% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network control operator and systems 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.

Systems administrator example responsibilities.

Used Jenkins to automate most of the build relate tasks.
Manage windows file servers, messaging, and SQL databases.
Lead the project which integrate internal DNS into the corporate LDAP infrastructure for end user host management prior to deployment.
Lead business-critical information security initiatives involving encryption of customer data.
Authore and maintain shell and Perl scripts to automate administration tasks for infrastructure management.
Configure & manage all switches and servers responsible for providing WLAN connectivity and authentication services.

Network control operator vs systems administrator skills

Common network control operator skills

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

Common systems administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Database, 5%
Technical Support, 4%
PowerShell, 3%

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