Noc operator vs system technician

The differences between noc operators and system technicians 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 system technician. Additionally, a noc operator has an average salary of $44,605, which is higher than the $43,410 average annual salary of a system technician.

The top three skills for a noc operator include escalate, remedy and network operations. The most important skills for a system technician are customer service, hand tools, and preventative maintenance.

Noc operator vs system technician overview

	NOC Operator	System Technician
Yearly salary	$44,605	$43,410
Hourly rate	$21.44	$20.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	137,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs system technician salary

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

	NOC Operator	System Technician
Average salary	$44,605	$43,410
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $27,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between noc operator and system technician education

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

	NOC Operator	System Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Computer Science	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Noc operator vs system technician demographics

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

	NOC Operator	System Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and system technician 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.

System technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage approve software distributions using Microsoft SCCM.
Manage, support and maintain modern EMC SAN storage platform.
Manage 185 virtualize desktops running in a cluster VMware ESX environment.
Provide on-site construction support and lead system testing, debugging, and startup.
Develop and implement a weekly schedule on SQL databases to automate the execution of maintenance plans.
Plan and lead training programs on new software development essential to the movement to a paperless travel department for DoD.

Noc operator vs system technician skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common system technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Technical Support, 5%
Control Systems, 4%
Security Systems, 4%