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