An operator is a professional designation used in various industries, including horse-drawn vehicles, broadcasting (in television and radio), computing, power generation and transmission, customer service, physics, and construction. Operators are day-to-day end users of systems, that may or may not be mission-critical, but are typically managed and maintained by technicians or engineers. They might also work on a 24-hour rotating shift schedule.

Types of operators

1. Broadcasting:

Technical operator, transmission controller or broadcast operator:

• Master control (MCR) operator

• Production control room (PCR) operator

• Transmission control room (TCR) operator

• Video tape operator (VTO)

• Certified Television Operator (CTO) by Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)

• Certified Radio Operator (CRO) operator - by (SBE)

Studio technical operator (gallery operator):

• Vision mixer operator - technical director (TD)

• Sound and comms (talkback) studio operator

Camera operator

• Jib (camera) operator

• Boom operator

• Dolly grip operator

• Other:

• Computer operator

• Network operations center (NOC) operator

• Crane operator

• Radio operator

• Satellite controller

• Switchboard operator

• Winch operator

• Nuclear power plant operator

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