Network operations center supervisor vs noc technician

The differences between network operations center supervisors 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 operations center supervisor and a noc technician. Additionally, a network operations center supervisor has an average salary of $83,658, which is higher than the $45,884 average annual salary of a noc technician.

The top three skills for a network operations center supervisor include network operations, NOC and technical support. The most important skills for a noc technician are customer service, troubleshoot, and network operations.

Network operations center supervisor vs noc technician overview

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	NOC Technician
Yearly salary	$83,658	$45,884
Hourly rate	$40.22	$22.06
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,252	48,270
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network operations center supervisor vs noc technician salary

Network operations center supervisors and noc technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	NOC Technician
Average salary	$83,658	$45,884
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	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 operations center supervisor and noc technician education

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	NOC Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Computer Information Systems
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network operations center supervisor vs noc technician demographics

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	NOC Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%
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, 8.7% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network operations center supervisor and noc technician 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.

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 operations center supervisor vs noc technician skills

Common network operations center supervisor skills

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

Common noc technician skills

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

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