Difference between "operator" and "system administrator"?

[John A. Weeks III]

In article <680 at dynasys.UUCP> jessea at 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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