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