Network operations center supervisor vs network operator

The differences between network operations center supervisors and network operators 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 operator. Additionally, a network operations center supervisor has an average salary of $83,658, which is higher than the $54,148 average annual salary of a network operator.

The top three skills for a network operations center supervisor include network operations, NOC and technical support. The most important skills for a network operator are switches, customer service, and routers.

Network operations center supervisor vs network operator overview

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Operator
Yearly salary	$83,658	$54,148
Hourly rate	$40.22	$26.03
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,252	51,668
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network operations center supervisor vs network operator salary

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Operator
Average salary	$83,658	$54,148
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $29,000 And $98,000
Highest paying City	-	Arlington, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	State Street
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between network operations center supervisor and network operator education

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network operations center supervisor vs network operator demographics

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Network Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 84.2% Female, 15.8%
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, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 9.1% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network operations center supervisor and network operator 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 operator example responsibilities.

Manage database development and recovery.
Plan, configure and install new desktop computers, achieving standardization for workstations.
Manage and support the mission-critical LAN product delivery cores to standards of capacity, availability and security.
Weekend maintenance of server services on NT network and level one desktop support, monitors token-ring network, routers, switches.
Automate manual employee processes with Linux shell scripting.
Used Linux operating system and software for operation and trouble shooting.

Network operations center supervisor vs network operator skills

Common network operations center supervisor skills

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

Common network operator skills

Switches, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Routers, 5%
SolarWinds, 5%
NOC, 4%
Remedy, 4%

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