Noc operator vs network administrator

The differences between noc operators and 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 noc operator and a network administrator. Additionally, a network administrator has an average salary of $71,357, 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 a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Noc operator vs network administrator overview

	NOC Operator	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$44,605	$71,357
Hourly rate	$21.44	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs network administrator salary

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

	NOC Operator	Network Administrator
Average salary	$44,605	$71,357
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between noc operator and network administrator education

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

	NOC Operator	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Noc operator vs network administrator demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and network 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.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Noc operator vs network administrator skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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