Network operations center supervisor vs system technician

The differences between network operations center supervisors and system 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 system technician. Additionally, a network operations center supervisor has an average salary of $83,658, which is higher than the $43,410 average annual salary of a system technician.

The top three skills for a network operations center supervisor include network operations, NOC and technical support. The most important skills for a system technician are customer service, hand tools, and preventative maintenance.

Network operations center supervisor vs system technician overview

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	System Technician
Yearly salary	$83,658	$43,410
Hourly rate	$40.22	$20.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	109,252	137,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network operations center supervisor vs system technician salary

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	System Technician
Average salary	$83,658	$43,410
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $27,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between network operations center supervisor and system technician education

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	System Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Network operations center supervisor vs system technician demographics

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

	Network Operations Center Supervisor	System Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network operations center supervisor and system 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.

System technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage approve software distributions using Microsoft SCCM.
Manage, support and maintain modern EMC SAN storage platform.
Manage 185 virtualize desktops running in a cluster VMware ESX environment.
Provide on-site construction support and lead system testing, debugging, and startup.
Develop and implement a weekly schedule on SQL databases to automate the execution of maintenance plans.
Plan and lead training programs on new software development essential to the movement to a paperless travel department for DoD.

Network operations center supervisor vs system technician skills

Common network operations center supervisor skills

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

Common system technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Technical Support, 5%
Control Systems, 4%
Security Systems, 4%

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