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