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