Noc operator vs information technology administrator

The differences between noc operators and information technology 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 information technology administrator. Additionally, an information technology administrator has an average salary of $73,195, 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 information technology administrator are customer service, troubleshoot, and linux.

Noc operator vs information technology administrator overview

	NOC Operator	Information Technology Administrator
Yearly salary	$44,605	$73,195
Hourly rate	$21.44	$35.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	159,499
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 information technology administrator salary

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

	NOC Operator	Information Technology Administrator
Average salary	$44,605	$73,195
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $50,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Databricks
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between noc operator and information technology administrator education

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

	NOC Operator	Information Technology Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Noc operator vs information technology administrator demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Information Technology Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 81.6% Female, 18.4%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 9.8% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and information technology 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.

Information technology administrator example responsibilities.

Define, document and project manage the implementation and configuration changes to HRIS applications.
Manage the migration from ADP to Lawson software; adapt HRIS to fit organizational needs.
Manage PC trainers and develop high quality internal instructor-le courses.
Manage host peripheral hardware including disk files and space utilization.
Manage and maintain corporate telecommunications and LAN; recommend repairs as needed.
Manage administration for SharePoint websites including account creation or modifying existing user accounts and site settings.

Noc operator vs information technology administrator skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common information technology administrator skills

Customer Service, 10%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Linux, 5%
Database, 4%
VMware, 4%
Windows Server, 4%

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