Noc operator vs network engineer

The differences between noc operators and network engineers 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 engineer. Additionally, a network engineer has an average salary of $83,557, 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 engineer are switches, troubleshoot, and network infrastructure.

Noc operator vs network engineer overview

	NOC Operator	Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$44,605	$83,557
Hourly rate	$21.44	$40.17
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	72,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs network engineer salary

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

	NOC Operator	Network Engineer
Average salary	$44,605	$83,557
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between noc operator and network engineer education

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

	NOC Operator	Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	California State University - Long Beach

Noc operator vs network engineer demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
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, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and network engineer 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 engineer example responsibilities.

Manage UCCE deployments which include CUCM, IPIVR, CVP , 3rd party reporting and CUIC.
Manage UNIX's projects to meet project dateline while solving daily network crisis.
Perform the tasks of designing, implementing, supporting, and managing networking and telecommunication infrastructure.
Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create locally manage and centrally manage gateways on checkpoint firewall.
Manage and administrate security policy and procedures for all VPN network connectivity and accounts.

Noc operator vs network engineer skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
BGP, 4%
OSPF, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%