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