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