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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 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 “Data Processing Auxiliary Equipment Operator”
- 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.
- Supervise and train peripheral equipment operators and computer operator trainees.
- Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance.
- 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.
- Load peripheral equipment with selected materials for operating runs, or oversee loading of peripheral equipment by peripheral equipment operators.
- Notify supervisor or computer maintenance technicians of equipment malfunctions.
- Oversee the operation of computer hardware systems, including coordinating and scheduling the use of computer terminals and networks to ensure efficient use.
- 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.
- Clear equipment at end of operating run and review schedule to determine next assignment.
- 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.
- Respond to program error messages by finding and correcting problems or terminating the program.
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- Scanners
- Personal computers
- Computer hard disk drives
- Form bursters
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Modems
- Backup drives
- Magnetic tape units MTU
- Laser printers
- Computer terminals
- Computer servers
- Decollating equipment
- Check signers
- Email servers
- Mainframe computers
- High speed impact printers
- Impact printers
- Robotic tape libraries
- Computer tape drives
- Disk storage units
- Customer information control system CICS
- Microsoft Access
- Python
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Tandem advanced command language TACL
- IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
- Citrix
- Job control language JCL
- IBM Tivoli NetView Distribution Manager
- Microsoft Outlook
- Micro Focus OpenView
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Local area network LAN software
- Microsoft Windows
- Email software
- IBM i
- BMC Software CONTROL-O
- BMC Software Control-M
- Microsoft Visio
- SAP
- Linux
- SPSS ShowCase Suite
- IBM Notes
- Structured query language SQL
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Storage area network SAN software
- BMC PATROL
- Disk operating system DOS
- CA 7 Workload Automation
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Cisco IOS
- Web browser software
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS
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- BMC Software Remedy IT Service Management Suite
- IBM WebSphere
- UNIX
- IBM DB2
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Oracle DBMS
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- Operating system monitoring software
- Wide area network WAN software
- Oralce Java Enterprise System
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- File transfer protocol FTP software
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