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Where a data centre operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a data centre operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Data centre operators maintain computer operations within the data centre. They manage daily activities within the centre to solve problems, maintain the system availability, and evaluate the system's performance.

Also known as data centre employee, data centre administrator, data center operator, data centre operators, data center administrator.

Technicians and associate professionals 49 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: database administrator, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
database administrator 46% covered big data archive librarian 36% covered data entry supervisor 34% covered chief data officer 31% covered data entry clerk 30% covered data centre operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from data centre operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a data centre operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A data centre operator needs 14 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • maintain database performance working with computers
  • balance database resources working with computers
  • maintain database security working with computers
  • maintain ICT server working with computers
  • keep up with the latest information systems solutions information skills
  • administer ICT system working with computers
  • analyse ICT system working with computers
  • database management systems information and communication technologies (icts)
  • develop contingency plans for emergencies management skills
  • monitor system performance constructing
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a data centre operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Data centre operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a data centre operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.