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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
- 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 “Sorting Machine Operator”
- Notify supervisor or computer maintenance technicians of equipment malfunctions.
- 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.
- Retrieve, separate and sort program output as needed, and send data to specified users.
- Clear equipment at end of operating run and review schedule to determine next assignment.
- Help programmers and systems analysts test and debug new programs.
- Answer telephone calls to assist computer users encountering problems.
- Enter commands, using computer terminal, and activate controls on computer and peripheral equipment to integrate and operate equipment.
- Oversee the operation of computer hardware systems, including coordinating and scheduling the use of computer terminals and networks to ensure efficient use.
- 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.
- Operate spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports.
- Supervise and train peripheral equipment operators and computer operator trainees.
- Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance.
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- Backup drives
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- Magnetic tape units MTU
- Computer tape drives
- Mainframe computers
- Email servers
- Modems
- Personal computers
- Scanners
- Minicomputers
- Plotters
- Computer hard disk drives
- Check signers
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- Computer terminals
- Email software
- SAP
- IBM Notes
- Micro Focus OpenView
- Sybase SQL Anywhere
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- BMC PATROL
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
- IBM DB2
- Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
- Oracle DBMS
- IBM Informix
- UNIX
- Microsoft Excel
- Structured query language SQL
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenView Service Center
- Web browser software
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Oralce Java Enterprise System
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS
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- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Solaris
- Local area network LAN software
- Storage area network SAN software
- Microsoft Visio
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Wide area network WAN software
- IBM WebSphere
- Microsoft Windows
- IBM i
- Microsoft Windows Server
- CA Unicenter TNG
- Novell NetWare
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- SPSS ShowCase Suite
- Disk operating system DOS
- BMC Software Control-M
- EMC NetWorker
- Python
- IBM Power Systems software
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- Citrix
- IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
- Customer information control system CICS
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- IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS
- Cisco IOS
- File transfer protocol FTP software
- Tandem advanced command language TACL
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- Job control language JCL
- Common business oriented language COBOL