Noc operator vs senior system administrator

The differences between noc operators and senior system 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 senior system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, 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 system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Noc operator vs senior system administrator overview

	NOC Operator	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$44,605	$98,146
Hourly rate	$21.44	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	100,873
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 senior system administrator salary

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

	NOC Operator	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$44,605	$98,146
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between noc operator and senior system administrator education

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

	NOC Operator	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Noc operator vs senior system administrator demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and senior system 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.

Senior system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Noc operator vs senior system administrator skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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