Noc operator vs systems administrator

The differences between noc operators and systems 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 systems administrator. Additionally, a systems administrator has an average salary of $77,156, 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 systems administrator are linux, troubleshoot, and windows server.

Noc operator vs systems administrator overview

	NOC Operator	Systems Administrator
Yearly salary	$44,605	$77,156
Hourly rate	$21.44	$37.09
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,149	134,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc operator vs systems administrator salary

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

	NOC Operator	Systems Administrator
Average salary	$44,605	$77,156
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $68,000	Between $59,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between noc operator and systems administrator education

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

	NOC Operator	Systems Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Noc operator vs systems administrator demographics

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

	NOC Operator	Systems Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 83.9% Female, 16.1%
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, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 11.5% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc operator and systems 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.

Systems administrator example responsibilities.

Used Jenkins to automate most of the build relate tasks.
Manage windows file servers, messaging, and SQL databases.
Lead the project which integrate internal DNS into the corporate LDAP infrastructure for end user host management prior to deployment.
Lead business-critical information security initiatives involving encryption of customer data.
Authore and maintain shell and Perl scripts to automate administration tasks for infrastructure management.
Configure & manage all switches and servers responsible for providing WLAN connectivity and authentication services.

Noc operator vs systems administrator skills

Common noc operator skills

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

Common systems administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Database, 5%
Technical Support, 4%
PowerShell, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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