Noc operator vs network manager

The differences between noc operators and network managers 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 manager. Additionally, a network manager has an average salary of $97,578, 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 manager are customer service, fault management, and network infrastructure.

Noc operator vs network manager overview

	NOC Operator	Network Manager
Yearly salary	$44,605	$97,578
Hourly rate	$21.44	$46.91
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	36,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs network manager salary

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

	NOC Operator	Network Manager
Average salary	$44,605	$97,578
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $71,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between noc operator and network manager education

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

	NOC Operator	Network Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Noc operator vs network manager demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Network Manager
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and network manager 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 manager example responsibilities.

Negotiate and manage customer SLA's.
Manage a remote nationwide team of database Sr.
Manage vendor for all PBX move add and changes.
Manage environment in support of define CDRL's and SLA's.
Lead the architecture design for PCI (payment card industry) compliance.
Manage iRules and VIP setup on F5's and juniper load balance.

Noc operator vs network manager skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common network manager skills

Customer Service, 12%
Fault Management, 6%
Network Infrastructure, 5%
Switches, 4%
Network Hardware, 4%
Project Management, 4%