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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”
- Load peripheral equipment with selected materials for operating runs, or oversee loading of peripheral equipment by peripheral equipment operators.
- 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.
- Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance.
- Retrieve, separate and sort program output as needed, and send data to specified users.
- Notify supervisor or computer maintenance technicians of equipment malfunctions.
- Supervise and train peripheral equipment operators and computer operator trainees.
- Respond to program error messages by finding and correcting problems or terminating the program.
- Help programmers and systems analysts test and debug new programs.
- Operate spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports.
- 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.
- Answer telephone calls to assist computer users encountering problems.
- 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.
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- Email servers
- Computer tape drives
- Computer terminals
- Computer hard disk drives
- Laser printers
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- Scanners
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- Backup drives
- Modems
- High speed impact printers
- Disk storage units
- Check signers
- Veritas NetBackup
- Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
- BMC Software Remedy IT Service Management Suite
- File transfer protocol FTP software
- Microsoft Access
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
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- Cisco IOS
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- Microsoft SharePoint
- CA Automation Point
- IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
- Microsoft Windows Server
- IBM Notes
- BMC Software CONTROL-O
- Storage area network SAN software
- Microsoft Visio
- BMC PATROL
- IBM WebSphere
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Structured query language SQL
- Wide area network WAN software
- Oracle DBMS
- BMC Software Control-M
- Microsoft Office
- IBM Tivoli NetView Distribution Manager
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Micro Focus OpenView
- IBM DB2
- Oracle Solaris
- Disk operating system DOS
- IBM Informix
- Microsoft Excel
- UNIX
- CA 7 Workload Automation
- SAP
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Windows
- CA 11 Workload Automation Restart and Tracking
- Data3 ENGUARD
- SPSS ShowCase Suite
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- Microsoft Outlook
- Linux
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- CA Unicenter TNG
- Microsoft Exchange Server
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- Local area network LAN software
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS
- Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse
- Tandem advanced command language TACL
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- Job control language JCL
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