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