• Adaptable, versatile, & self-reliant
• Can work independently
• Interested in operating & controlling computer equipment
• Good clerical skills
• Can execute complex operations
• Works calmly under deadline pressure despite equipment problems
• Available evenings, nights, & weekends

Salary Range:

Related Occupations:

• Computer operators
• Network Specialists
• Systems, Business & Scientific programmers
• Information Systems Managers
• Data processing managers

Computer Information Systems covers a number of jobs involving computers: Computer Operators monitor and control computer data processors using tapes and printouts to check for errors and computer malfunctions. Computer Operations Managers supervise the operation and maintenance of computer systems, schedule jobs to be run, maximize computer efficiency and interact with computer operators, data center users, supervisors and managers. Systems Analysts develop computer systems to process data and solve business, scientific or engineering problems. They write reports and program specifications and produce flowcharts. Business Programmers develop and maintain computer programs used in accounting, payroll and information management.

Experience:
Employers require two years of community college or university training in computer science and computer and data processing experience, but prefer an A.S. or B.A. degree in Computer Science. Best opportunities exist for those who know multiple operating systems and several computer programming languages.

Skills - Knowledge of:

• Computer programs
• Business operations
• Computer programming languages
• Computer techniques & limitations
• Cost-estimating
• Computer systems & equipment
• Computer hardware & operating systems
• Following detailed procedures
• Flowcharts; formal logic & deduction
• Technical language used in manuals
• Teamwork & typing

Employment Outlook:
Electronic data processors and computer scientists will be in great demand as computer networks become a way of life for business and industry in California. By 2005, some 35,100 computer operators, 107,540 computer programmers and 76,720 systems analysts are expected to be employed.

Where the Jobs Are:

• Companies using computers
• Banks & business services
• Government agencies
• Computer sales
• Insurance firms
• Data processing service bureaus
• Engineering companies
• Public & private schools, colleges & universities
• Management consulting firms
• Manufacturing & electronics firms
• Research organizations
• Wholesale & retail trade
• Self-employed computer consultant

Training Available:
San Diego City College:
Professor Richard Pelletier
Office: A-17-G
Telephone: (619) 388-3113
 

Professor John Hammond  Office: A-17-H  Telephone: (619) 388-3114