NOC Analyst
Impact: Operational
Monitor the health and performance of IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, and applications, by identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving incidents to ensure continuous service availability and optimal performance.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented with individual tasks
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $70,000
- Entry-level
- $55,000
- Senior
- $95,000
- Growth by 2033
- 10%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Network Monitoring Tools
- Troubleshooting
- Linux
- Scripting
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- NOC Analyst
- Senior NOC Analyst
- Network Engineer
- Systems Administrator
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 40%
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 6/10
- Social perception
- Moderate