There are over 1,400 companies in the state of Texas that hire computer science professionals. The mean annual salary for a computer science professional in Texas is $102,000.
The top paying employer for computer science professionals in Texas is Amazon, which offers an average annual salary of $123,000. The second highest paying employer is Capital One Financial Corporation, offering an average annual salary of $111,000.
The cities with the highest salaries for computer science professionals in Texas are Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, where they earn an average of $103,000 and $102,000 per year respectively.
Computer Science Salary In Texas
A computer operator is a role in IT which oversees the running of computer systems, ensuring that the machines, and computers are running properly.[1] The job of a computer operator as defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics is to “monitor and control … and respond to … enter commands … set controls on computer and peripheral devices. This Excludes Data Entry.”[2]
Contents
1 Overview
2 Job role description
3 Specializations
3.1 Console operator
3.2 Beyond the IBM System/360 era
3.3 Peripherals operator
3.3.1 Tape operator
3.3.2 Card reader operator
3.3.3 Printer operator
3.4 Tab operator
3.5 Tape librarian
4 Gallery
5 Worldwide
6 See also
7 References
Overview
The position has evolved from its beginnings in the punched card era. A Bureau of Labor Statistics report published in 2018 showed that, in the public sector, a major employer of those categorized as Computer Operator was United States Postal Service. In the private sector, companies involved in data processing, hosting, or related services employed computer operators at an even higher rate. The states in the USA with the highest employment for computer operators, as of 2018, are: New York, Texas, California, New Jersey, and Florida.[1]
Job role description
The former role of a computer operator was to work with mainframe computers which required a great deal of management day-to-day including manually running batch jobs; however, now they often work with a variety of different systems and applications. The computer operator normally works in a server room or a data center, but can also work remotely so that they can operate systems across multiple sites. Most of their duties are taught on the job,[citation needed] as their job description will vary according to the systems and set-up they help manage. A computer operator can work inside the home on the network editing domains and nets, or they can work on the road or as part of a company.[3]
Responsibilities of a computer operator may include:
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.
Excludes “Computer Occupations” (15-1100) and “Data Entry Keyers” (43-9021).
The role also includes maintaining records and logging events, listing each backup that is run, each machine malfunction and program abnormal termination. Operators assist system administrators and programmers in testing and debugging of new systems and programs prior to their becoming production environments.
Modern-day computing has led to a greater proliferation of personal computers, with a rapid change from older mainframe systems to newer self-managing systems. This is reflected in the operator’s role. Tasks may include managing the backup systems, cycling tapes or other media, filling and maintaining printers. Overall the operator fills in as a lower level system administrator or operations analyst. Most operations departments work 24×7.
A computer operator also has knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity procedures. Formerly, this would have meant sending physical data tapes offsite, but now the data is more than likely transmitted over computer networks.
Specializations
Console operator
SAGE console, round CRT;
2+ decades before introduction of the IBM 3036 (IBM 303X offerings, which included a Dual-display console
A console operator interacts with a multi-user system’s console
entering commands via a keyboard[4]
replying to requests for information[5]
taking actions such as mounting computer tapes that were “pulled” by a tape librarian
supervising a tape operator, especially when there is a a non-specific mount request.[6]
These individuals would be trained to use specialized equipment related to their duties.
Beyond the IBM System/360 era
One example of specific hardware used by a console operator is the IBM 3066 Model 2 system console, which included a light pen[citation needed] as an interface device. Other then-new features were:
replaced “most switch, pushbutton, and indicator functions”[7]
as with the 165’s Model 1, had a microfiche document viewer,<>the online manual has an extra dot: “d.ocument” a feature introduced for the 360/85’s console.[8]
A console printer (up to 85 characters per second) to provide hard copy was optional when the console was in display mode, and required when it was in printer-keyboard mode.[citation needed]
Peripherals operator
A peripherals operator uses dedicated peripheral equipment connected to computer(s) such as printers, scanners, or storage devices for data transfer to and/or from computers.[9]
Tape operator
An IBM 1401 mainframe computer at Kiel municipality, 1965. Background: Computer operator replacing a tape.
Historically, tape operators were in charge of swapping out reels of paper tape, reels of magnetic tape or magnetic tape cartridges that stored computer data or instructions.
Card reader operator
Since the rows were named 12, 11, 0, 1, 2, … 9 the bottom of the card was called the Nine-edge, and the top was called the Twelve-edge.
Depending on the type of card reader, either the “9-edge” or the “12-edge” was towards the card reader operator inserting the cards – but the deck of cards was always placed face down.
The United States Army’s wordings were:
Load cards in hopper face down, 12 edge out, column 1 to the left (1977)[10]
Place cards in hopper face down with 12 edge to operator (1981)[11]
12 edge / face down : IBM orientation.
nine-edge (also face down) : some other card readers.
