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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
- 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 “Debug Technician”
- Record information such as computer operating time, problems that occurred, and actions taken.
- Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance.
- Load peripheral equipment with selected materials for operating runs, or oversee loading of peripheral equipment by peripheral equipment operators.
- Answer telephone calls to assist computer users encountering problems.
- Retrieve, separate and sort program output as needed, and send data to specified users.
- Respond to program error messages by finding and correcting problems or terminating the program.
- Supervise and train peripheral equipment operators and computer operator trainees.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Enter commands, using computer terminal, and activate controls on computer and peripheral equipment to integrate and operate equipment.
- Clear equipment at end of operating run and review schedule to determine next assignment.
- Type command on keyboard to transfer encoded data from memory unit to magnetic tape and assist in labeling, classifying, cataloging and maintaining tapes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Modems
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- Backup drives
- Impact printers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Plotters
- Magnetic card readers
- Decollating equipment
- Check signers
- Computer tape drives
- Minicomputers
- Mainframe computers
- High speed impact printers
- Network routers
- Email servers
- Laser printers
- Computer servers
- Scanners
- Form bursters
- Robotic tape libraries
- Computer hard disk drives
- Computer terminals
- Disk storage units
- Personal computers
- Citrix
- Web browser software
- Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
- Oracle Solaris
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- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Windows
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- Structured query language SQL
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- Storage area network SAN software
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- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenView Service Center
- Microsoft SharePoint
- BMC Software CONTROL-O
- IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
- BMC PATROL
- Operating system monitoring software
- Oralce Java Enterprise System
- Python
- Novell NetWare
- CA 7 Workload Automation
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- Veritas NetBackup
- Job control language JCL
- EMC AlphaStor
- Microsoft Visio
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- Cisco IOS
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- IBM i
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Tandem advanced command language TACL
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- Wide area network WAN software
- Linux
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
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- Microsoft Excel
- CA 11 Workload Automation Restart and Tracking
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- Disk operating system DOS
- File transfer protocol FTP software
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- Email software
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
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- UNIX
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- BMC Software Control-M
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS