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