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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
- Card Tape Converter Operator
- Card Sorter
Tasks for “Computer Peripheral Equipment Operator”
- Operate spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports.
- Help programmers and systems analysts test and debug new programs.
- Record information such as computer operating time, problems that occurred, and actions taken.
- Retrieve, separate and sort program output as needed, and send data to specified users.
- Notify supervisor or computer maintenance technicians of equipment malfunctions.
- Type command on keyboard to transfer encoded data from memory unit to magnetic tape and assist in labeling, classifying, cataloging and maintaining tapes.
- Answer telephone calls to assist computer users encountering problems.
- Enter commands, using computer terminal, and activate controls on computer and peripheral equipment to integrate and operate equipment.
- Load peripheral equipment with selected materials for operating runs, or oversee loading of peripheral equipment by peripheral equipment operators.
- 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.
- Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance.
- Respond to program error messages by finding and correcting problems or terminating the program.
- 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.
- Clear equipment at end of operating run and review schedule to determine next assignment.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Magnetic tape units MTU
- Computer tape drives
- Laser printers
- High speed impact printers
- Personal computers
- Modems
- Robotic tape libraries
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Computer servers
- Form bursters
- Decollating equipment
- Computer hard disk drives
- Check signers
- Disk storage units
- Magnetic card readers
- Network routers
- Scanners
- Impact printers
- Computer terminals
- Mainframe computers
- Plotters
- Minicomputers
- Email servers
- Oralce Java Enterprise System
- Operating system monitoring software
- CA 7 Workload Automation
- Python
- Micro Focus OpenView
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- IBM DB2
- Job control language JCL
- IBM WebSphere
- IBM Power Systems software
- EMC NetWorker
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- CA Automation Point
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS
- UNIX
- Microsoft Office
- Linux
- IBM Tivoli NetView Distribution Manager
- EMC AlphaStor
- Oracle Solaris
- Structured query language SQL
- BMC Software Control-M
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Web browser software
- Email software
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS
- Citrix
- Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
- Microsoft Access
- Sybase SQL Anywhere
- IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
- Microsoft Visio
- BMC PATROL
- Disk operating system DOS
- Microsoft Word
- Local area network LAN software
- File transfer protocol FTP software
- Oracle DBMS
- IBM i
- Cisco IOS
- BMC Software CONTROL-O
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Windows
- CA 11 Workload Automation Restart and Tracking
- BMC Software Remedy IT Service Management Suite
- Veritas NetBackup
- Customer information control system CICS
- IBM Informix
- Microsoft Windows Server
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- Storage area network SAN software
- Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse
- SAP
- Novell NetWare
- Wide area network WAN software
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- IBM Notes
- Data3 ENGUARD
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- CA Unicenter TNG
- Microsoft Outlook
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenView Service Center
- Tandem advanced command language TACL
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