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Its not entry level. Help desk is entry level and requires barely any certs. Most NOC positions require either a Bachelors, CCNA, CCNP or 5-10 years of networking experience. You generally deal with more WAN based networking than LAN based. Some entry networking that deals with LAN has you work with cable installation, VOIP, Active directory and installation of switches and routers. The entire industry is hit and miss on requirements but generally for all IT, networking is what you should learn first before further specialization. NOC is that further specialization so you should consider getting your CCNP and Masters degree so you can move up to network engineering.