A professional who schedules work for computer processing and monitors execution of schedule, using software and computer terminal. Respnsibilities include:

• Reviews computer processing job requests received from programmers and computer users, and talks with programmers and users to determine processing requirements, such as computer time and memory required, and priority.
• Develops processing schedule, using computer terminal and job scheduling software.
• Reviews completed schedule to detect conflicts and ensure availability of memory and other computer resources, using computer terminal.
• Talks with programmers and users to resolve conflicts in schedule.
• Enters commands to ensure that new processing jobs do not hinder computer operation, following programmers' specifications.
• Monitors computer terminal display to detect problem, and to ensure that data entered are correct and that jobs will run as scheduled.
• Corrects problem, such as failure of program to run, or program running incorrect sequence.
• May establish guidelines for scheduling work.
• May train other workers in use of scheduling software.