Noc operator vs operations administrator

The differences between noc operators and operations 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 operations administrator. Additionally, an operations administrator has an average salary of $50,962, 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 operations administrator are various management, data entry, and clerical support.

Noc operator vs operations administrator overview

	NOC Operator	Operations Administrator
Yearly salary	$44,605	$50,962
Hourly rate	$21.44	$24.50
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	115,828
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs operations administrator salary

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

	NOC Operator	Operations Administrator
Average salary	$44,605	$50,962
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $31,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between noc operator and operations administrator education

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

	NOC Operator	Operations Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Noc operator vs operations administrator demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Operations Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%
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, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and operations 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.

Operations administrator example responsibilities.

Manage online digital storefront operations using PDF file format and HTML.
Manage all aspects of desktop support for several hundr users on site and at remote locations.
Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Write queries through mainframe using SQL in order to produce reports for internal/external partners.
Monitor printers and desktop's utilizing WebJet Admin for page count and toner activity.
Learned and maintain department operations and the SQL jobs and reports that run for the business.

Noc operator vs operations administrator skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common operations administrator skills

Various Management, 15%
Data Entry, 9%
Clerical Support, 6%
Administrative Functions, 6%
Photocopying, 5%
Management Review, 5%

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