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