Network management specialist vs noc technician

The differences between network management specialists and noc 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 management specialist and a noc technician. Additionally, a network management specialist has an average salary of $75,948, which is higher than the $45,884 average annual salary of a noc technician.

The top three skills for a network management specialist include network management, lan wan and switches. The most important skills for a noc technician are customer service, troubleshoot, and network operations.

Network management specialist vs noc technician overview

	Network Management Specialist	NOC Technician
Yearly salary	$75,948	$45,884
Hourly rate	$36.51	$22.06
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	95,324	48,270
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network management specialist vs noc technician salary

Network management specialists and noc technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Management Specialist	NOC Technician
Average salary	$75,948	$45,884
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $121,000	Between $31,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Duquesne Light Company
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between network management specialist and noc technician education

There are a few differences between a network management specialist and a noc technician in terms of educational background:

	Network Management Specialist	NOC Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Computer Information Systems
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network management specialist vs noc technician demographics

Here are the differences between network management specialists' and noc technicians' demographics:

	Network Management Specialist	NOC Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 13.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network management specialist and noc technician duties and responsibilities

Network management specialist example responsibilities.

Install and manage PBX voice network & secure video-teleconferencing services as necessary using military-grade & commercial VoIP hardware and software.
Work on active directories, novell, and network printers.
Perform basic configuration functions on GTD-5 and DMS-100 central office switches.
Recommend and implement EasyIP, centralize IP address space management platform.
Work closely with cross-functional management teams to troubleshoot and resolve network outages.
Analyze collected IP traffic data set and derive data collection/preparation/traffic load calculation methods.

Noc technician example responsibilities.

Manage troubleshooting for user side computer and Novell problems.
Manage windows server network configuration, disks and storage access requests.
Manage and administer VPNs using PPTP and GRE tunneling with TACLANE and FASTLANE encryption.
Install, setup, configure, manage and maintain desktop, laptop, and server equipment for multiple clients.
Manage core-network including all Cisco infrastructure elements including firewalls and perimeter routers.
Engineer and manage creation of co-registration Java modules for integration with Akamai streaming servers.

Network management specialist vs noc technician skills

Common network management specialist skills

Network Management, 17%
Lan Wan, 8%
Switches, 7%
SQL, 6%
Provider Network, 5%
Routers, 5%

Common noc technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Troubleshoot, 9%
Network Operations, 5%
Switches, 5%
Technical Support, 4%
Routers, 4%

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