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