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