Take-up operator vs data center operator

The differences between take-up operators and data center operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a take-up operator and a data center operator. Additionally, a data center operator has an average salary of $46,763, which is higher than the $39,126 average annual salary of a take-up operator.

The top three skills for a take-up operator include quality checks, RAN and . The most important skills for a data center operator are customer service, infrastructure, and escalate.

Take-up operator vs data center operator overview

	Take-Up Operator	Data Center Operator
Yearly salary	$39,126	$46,763
Hourly rate	$18.81	$22.48
Growth rate	-8%	10%
Number of jobs	27,028	120,016
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Take-up operator vs data center operator salary

Take-up operators and data center operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Take-Up Operator	Data Center Operator
Average salary	$39,126	$46,763
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $49,000	Between $29,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between take-up operator and data center operator education

There are a few differences between a take-up operator and a data center operator in terms of educational background:

	Take-Up Operator	Data Center Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Computer Science
Most common college	Duke University	Stanford University

Take-up operator vs data center operator demographics

Here are the differences between take-up operators' and data center operators' demographics:

	Take-Up Operator	Data Center Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.6% Female, 31.4%	Male, 80.3% Female, 19.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between take-up operator and data center operator duties and responsibilities

Take-up operator example responsibilities.

Operate various industrial equipment including slitters, perforating machines and packaging lines in order to achieve maximum production capabilities.
Maintain electronics within AAR tent to include projectors, computer monitors, A/V rack, etc.
Retrieve corrugate cases and make any need dividers, bottom boards, and or layer boards.
Operate various industrial equipment including slitters, perforating machines and packaging lines in order to achieve maximum production capabilities.
Modify and create BOMs and present all changes in weekly meetings.
Perform quality control inspection using calipers/gauges/micrometers and digital comparators.

Data center operator example responsibilities.

Manage daily Tivoli problem reporting system.
Implement and manage a centralize hardware management and provisioning system.
Control system jobs running in CTM scheduler, assist with problem resolution of JCL, utility programs and/or hardware failures.
Enter commands, MVS, JES2, IMS and VMS.
Install and configure TCP/IP and troubleshoot network problems.
Utilize JES heavily to review job status, TSO for analysis.

Take-up operator vs data center operator skills

Common take-up operator skills

Quality Checks, 90%
RAN, 10%

Common data center operator skills

Customer Service, 12%
Infrastructure, 7%
Escalate, 7%
Mainframe, 6%
Linux, 5%
Unix, 5%

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