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