Noc supervisor vs network engineer

The differences between noc supervisors and 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 supervisor and a network engineer. Additionally, a network engineer has an average salary of $83,557, 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 engineer are switches, troubleshoot, and network infrastructure.

Noc supervisor vs network engineer overview

	NOC Supervisor	Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$59,292	$83,557
Hourly rate	$28.51	$40.17
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	1,948	72,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Noc supervisor vs network engineer salary

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

	NOC Supervisor	Network Engineer
Average salary	$59,292	$83,557
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $96,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between noc supervisor and network engineer education

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

	NOC Supervisor	Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	California State University - Long Beach

Noc supervisor vs network engineer demographics

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

	NOC Supervisor	Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 78.6% Female, 21.4%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
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, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between noc supervisor and network engineer 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 engineer example responsibilities.

Manage UCCE deployments which include CUCM, IPIVR, CVP , 3rd party reporting and CUIC.
Manage UNIX's projects to meet project dateline while solving daily network crisis.
Perform the tasks of designing, implementing, supporting, and managing networking and telecommunication infrastructure.
Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create locally manage and centrally manage gateways on checkpoint firewall.
Manage and administrate security policy and procedures for all VPN network connectivity and accounts.

Noc supervisor vs network engineer skills

Common noc supervisor skills

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

Common network engineer skills

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