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