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