Network operations center supervisor vs network engineer

The differences between network operations center supervisors and network engineers 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 operations center supervisor and a network engineer. Additionally, a network operations center supervisor has an average salary of $83,658, which is higher than the $83,557 average annual salary of a network engineer.

The top three skills for a network operations center supervisor include network operations, NOC and technical support. The most important skills for a network engineer are switches, troubleshoot, and network infrastructure.

Network operations center supervisor vs network engineer overview

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$83,658	$83,557
Hourly rate	$40.22	$40.17
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,252	72,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network operations center supervisor vs network engineer salary

Network operations center supervisors and network engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Engineer
Average salary	$83,658	$83,557
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between network operations center supervisor and network engineer education

There are a few differences between a network operations center supervisor and a network engineer in terms of educational background:

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	California State University - Long Beach

Network operations center supervisor vs network engineer demographics

Here are the differences between network operations center supervisors' and network engineers' demographics:

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network operations center supervisor and network engineer duties and responsibilities

Network operations center supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage F5 GTM's and LTM configuration and user access
Manage and oversee the upgrade of the linux base Opsview monitoring tool.
Co-Direct the deployment and manage the post implementation support of global Cisco VoIP telephony schema.
Recommend, engineer and manage office systems, including centralize productivity and communication systems such as e-mail and centralize desktop environments.
Provide support for the installation, configuration and shipment of the switches and routers.
Apply appropriate configuration commands to routers and switches for network specifications and security policies.

Network engineer example responsibilities.

Manage UCCE deployments which include CUCM, IPIVR, CVP , 3rd party reporting and CUIC.
Manage UNIX's projects to meet project dateline while solving daily network crisis.
Perform the tasks of designing, implementing, supporting, and managing networking and telecommunication infrastructure.
Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create locally manage and centrally manage gateways on checkpoint firewall.
Manage and administrate security policy and procedures for all VPN network connectivity and accounts.

Network operations center supervisor vs network engineer skills

Common network operations center supervisor skills

Network Operations, 12%
NOC, 10%
Technical Support, 8%
Switches, 6%
Network Equipment, 4%
RF, 4%

Common network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
BGP, 4%
OSPF, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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