Noc operator vs administrator

The differences between noc operators and 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 noc operator and an administrator. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $44,605 average annual salary of a noc operator.

The top three skills for a noc operator include escalate, remedy and network operations. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Noc operator vs administrator overview

	NOC Operator	Administrator
Yearly salary	$44,605	$72,882
Hourly rate	$21.44	$35.04
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs administrator salary

Noc operators and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	NOC Operator	Administrator
Average salary	$44,605	$72,882
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between noc operator and administrator education

There are a few differences between a noc operator and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	NOC Operator	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	University of Pennsylvania

Noc operator vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between noc operators' and administrators' demographics:

	NOC Operator	Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 9.3% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and administrator duties and responsibilities

Noc operator example responsibilities.

Manage core-network including all Cisco infrastructure elements including firewalls and perimeter routers.
Create trouble tickets via remedy.
Call in trouble tickets to the help desk thru remedy.
Work in the VOIP NOC performing troubleshooting, problem analysis and isolation of network events.
Monitor and analyze the network traffic using Solarwinds event viewer.
Monitor network events using the software SolarWinds.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Noc operator vs administrator skills

Common noc operator skills

Escalate, 11%
Remedy, 7%
Network Operations, 7%
Switches, 6%
Trouble Tickets, 6%
Linux, 5%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%