Network operations center supervisor vs senior system administrator

The differences between network operations center supervisors and senior system 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 system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, 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 system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Network operations center supervisor vs senior system administrator overview

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$83,658	$98,146
Hourly rate	$40.22	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,252	100,873
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 senior system administrator salary

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$83,658	$98,146
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between network operations center supervisor and senior system administrator education

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Network operations center supervisor vs senior system administrator demographics

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network operations center supervisor and senior system 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 system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Network operations center supervisor vs senior system 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 system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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