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