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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.large
Subject: Re: Difference between "operator" and "system administrator"?
Message-ID: <511@newave.UUCP>
Date: 16 Nov 90 04:19:24 GMT
References: <680@dynasys.UUCP>
Reply-To: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
Organization: NeWave Communications Ltd, Eden Prairie, MN
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In article <680@dynasys.UUCP> jessea@dynasys.UUCP (Jesse W. Asher) writes:
> The question was:  What is the difference between a system administrator
> and an operator?

System admin manages the day to day aspects of computing resources.  This
includes political aspects of running a system, allocating & policing
available resources, and monitoring performance.  An operator pushes the
buttons and flips the tapes when needed to keep the system running. IMHO.

Some places that I have seen treat operators as $4.00/hour flunkies, and
I have also seen system administrators in management positions in the
$60-$80,000 range.

-john-

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