Noc operator vs senior network engineer

The differences between noc operators and senior 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 senior network engineer. Additionally, a senior network engineer has an average salary of $111,707, 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 senior network engineer are switches, BGP, and OSPF.

Noc operator vs senior network engineer overview

	NOC Operator	Senior Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$44,605	$111,707
Hourly rate	$21.44	$53.71
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	35,428
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs senior network engineer salary

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

	NOC Operator	Senior Network Engineer
Average salary	$44,605	$111,707
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $85,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between noc operator and senior network engineer education

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

	NOC Operator	Senior Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Computer Science	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	-

Noc operator vs senior network engineer demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Senior Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%
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, 8.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 13.5% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and senior 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.

Senior network engineer example responsibilities.

Manage check point firewall logs using check point tracker and splunk.
Manage network / systems security, implement policies, processes PCI, HIPAA compliance.
Manage the SAN base storage environment consisting of EMC CX3-80's and CX700's.
Design and build Cisco Meraki cloud manage firewall, switch, and wireless access points for new facility of marketing firm.
Manage network security processes using ASA firewalls.
Manage, operate and analyze results from Sourcefire detection systems.

Noc operator vs senior network engineer skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common senior network engineer skills

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

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