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Job Description
Monitor and control electronic computer and peripheral electronic data processing equipment to process business, scientific, engineering, and other data according to operating instructions. Monitor and respond to operating and error messages. May enter commands at a computer terminal and set controls on computer and peripheral devices.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-9011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,880.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
- Currently, there are 46,810 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Computer Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Computer Operators
- Systems Operator
- Software Technician
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Information Technology Specialist
- Computer Technician
- Computer Specialist
- Computer Operator
- Computer Console Operator
- System Support Technician
- Sorting Machine Operator
- Peripheral Equipment Operator
- Peripheral EDP Equipment Operator
- Office Automation Clerk
- Network Manager
- Micro Computer Data Processor
- Input Output Clerk
- Information Technology Manager
- Information Systems Operator
- Imaging Specialist
- High Speed Printer Operator
- Equipment Operator
- Environmental Web Crawler
- Encoding Machine Operator
- Digitizer Operator
- Digital Computer Operator
- Debug Technician
- Data Processor
- Data Processing Clerk
- Data Processing Auxiliary Equipment Operator
- Data Center Operator
- Console Operator
- Computing Machine Operator
- Computer Systems Support Specialist
- Computer Programmer
- Computer Peripheral Equipment Operator
- Card Tape Converter Operator
Tasks for “Card Sorter”
- Notify supervisor or computer maintenance technicians of equipment malfunctions.
- Read job set-up instructions to determine equipment to be used, order of use, material such as disks and paper to be loaded, and control settings.
- Load peripheral equipment with selected materials for operating runs, or oversee loading of peripheral equipment by peripheral equipment operators.
- Type command on keyboard to transfer encoded data from memory unit to magnetic tape and assist in labeling, classifying, cataloging and maintaining tapes.
- Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance.
- Supervise and train peripheral equipment operators and computer operator trainees.
- Oversee the operation of computer hardware systems, including coordinating and scheduling the use of computer terminals and networks to ensure efficient use.
- Respond to program error messages by finding and correcting problems or terminating the program.
- Clear equipment at end of operating run and review schedule to determine next assignment.
- Record information such as computer operating time, problems that occurred, and actions taken.
- Enter commands, using computer terminal, and activate controls on computer and peripheral equipment to integrate and operate equipment.
- Help programmers and systems analysts test and debug new programs.
- Operate spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports.
- Retrieve, separate and sort program output as needed, and send data to specified users.
- Answer telephone calls to assist computer users encountering problems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Disk storage units
- Magnetic card readers
- Backup drives
- Magnetic tape units MTU
- Mainframe computers
- Network routers
- Laser printers
- Form bursters
- Computer hard disk drives
- Plotters
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Computer servers
- Computer terminals
- Robotic tape libraries
- Impact printers
- High speed impact printers
- Personal computers
- Computer tape drives
- Decollating equipment
- Minicomputers
- Scanners
- Modems
- Email servers
- Check signers
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenView Service Center
- Oracle DBMS
- Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- Microsoft Excel
- Sybase SQL Anywhere
- CA Unicenter TNG
- Oralce Java Enterprise System
- Microsoft Access
- Python
- Wide area network WAN software
- Local area network LAN software
- IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
- Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
- IBM Tivoli NetView Distribution Manager
- Micro Focus OpenView
- EMC AlphaStor
- IBM i
- IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- IBM Informix
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- UNIX
- IBM Power Systems software
- SAP
- CA Automation Point
- Data3 ENGUARD
- Oracle Solaris
- Disk operating system DOS
- Cisco IOS
- File transfer protocol FTP software
- IBM WebSphere
- Microsoft Outlook
- Email software
- IBM Notes
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Tandem advanced command language TACL
- Customer information control system CICS
- EMC NetWorker
- CA 7 Workload Automation
- BMC Software Control-M
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Operating system monitoring software
- BMC Software Remedy IT Service Management Suite
- BMC PATROL
- Web browser software
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SPSS ShowCase Suite
- Linux
- IBM DB2
- Novell NetWare
- Microsoft Visio
- Veritas NetBackup
- Citrix
- Microsoft Office
- BMC Software CONTROL-O
- CA 11 Workload Automation Restart and Tracking
- Storage area network SAN software
- Job control language JCL
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX