Network operations center supervisor vs senior network administrator

The differences between network operations center supervisors and senior network 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 operations center supervisor and a senior network administrator. Additionally, a senior network administrator has an average salary of $89,169, which is higher than the $83,658 average annual salary of a network operations center supervisor.

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

Network operations center supervisor vs senior network administrator overview

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$83,658	$89,169
Hourly rate	$40.22	$42.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,252	110,027
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network operations center supervisor vs senior network administrator salary

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Average salary	$83,658	$89,169
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $68,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Tesoro
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network operations center supervisor and senior network administrator education

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network operations center supervisor vs senior network administrator demographics

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network operations center supervisor and senior network administrator 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.

Senior network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead IP management specialist and assist with management of DHCP scopes and reservations.
Establish and manage SharePoint base intranet for departmental and interdepartmental support.
Configure and manage SQL database archival requests for automate timely data submissions.
Configure and manage multiple data and application servers and maintain SQL relational databases.
Prioritize and manage servicing of customer trouble calls in locally develop tracking database.
Configure and manage company routers and switches in addition to VPN configuration and policy enforcement.

Network operations center supervisor vs senior network administrator skills

Common network operations center supervisor skills

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

Common senior network administrator skills

Switches, 8%
Routers, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Windows Server, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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