Noc supervisor vs network administrator

The differences between noc supervisors and network 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 supervisor and a network administrator. Additionally, a network administrator has an average salary of $71,357, which is higher than the $59,292 average annual salary of a noc supervisor.

The top three skills for a noc supervisor include technical support, direct reports and ethernet. The most important skills for a network administrator are switches, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Noc supervisor vs network administrator overview

	NOC Supervisor	Network Administrator
Yearly salary	$59,292	$71,357
Hourly rate	$28.51	$34.31
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	1,948	106,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc supervisor vs network administrator salary

Noc supervisors and network administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	NOC Supervisor	Network Administrator
Average salary	$59,292	$71,357
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $96,000	Between $56,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between noc supervisor and network administrator education

There are a few differences between a noc supervisor and a network administrator in terms of educational background:

	NOC Supervisor	Network Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Noc supervisor vs network administrator demographics

Here are the differences between noc supervisors' and network administrators' demographics:

	NOC Supervisor	Network Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 78.6% Female, 21.4%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc supervisor and network administrator duties and responsibilities

Noc supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage Unix system administrator team responsible for NOCC alarm applications and infrastructure.
Gather all time constraints and potential SLA breach.
Monitor all store POS functionality, netscreen and voip.
Perform multi-platform testing of alarms in various network switches and signaling transfer points.
Advance knowledge of isolating voice quality & line connectivity issues on a VoIP network.
Utilize UNIX commands, diagnose network problems using common tools like trace-route and pings.

Network administrator example responsibilities.

Lead and manage desktop standards project.
Manage backups using EMC Networker and Avamar.
Manage Solarwinds to monitor servers and networks for all locations.
Manage all provisioning and technical issues for new customer IP blocks.
Deploy and manage storage (windows file servers and NetApp NAS).
Manage all technology: Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, email, library, labs, dorms, programs

Noc supervisor vs network administrator skills

Common noc supervisor skills

Technical Support, 9%
Direct Reports, 8%
Ethernet, 5%
TCP/IP, 5%
Switches, 5%
Tcp Ip, 4%

Common network administrator skills

Switches, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Hardware, 5%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%

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