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“Traffic Administrator” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Provide information by accessing alphabetical, geographical, or other directories. Assist customers with special billing requests, such as charges to a third party and credits or refunds for incorrectly dialed numbers or bad connections. May handle emergency calls and assist children or people with physical disabilities to make telephone calls.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-2021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,030.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
- Currently, there are 8,860 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Telephone Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Telephone Operators
- Toll Operator
- Telephone Operator
- Telecommunications Operator
- Operator
- Long Distance Operator (LD Operator)
- Live Source Operator
- Information Specialist
- Directory Assistance Operator
- Customer Service Assistant
- 411 Directory Assistance Operator
- Trouble Operator
- Toll Service Observer
- Toll Relief Operator
- Telephone Exchange Operator
- Service Assistant
- Rate Quoting Operator
- Phone Operator
- Long Lines Operator
- Long Distance Billing Operator
- Local Telephone Operator
- Local Operator
- Inward Toll Operator
- Information Operator
- Emergency Operator
- Directory Operator
- Customer Service Representative
- Communications Operator
- Charge Operator
- Change Number Operator
- Central Office Operator
- Bilingual Operator
Tasks for “Traffic Administrator”
- Provide assistance for customers with special billing requests.
- Keep records of calls placed and received, and of related toll charges.
- Listen to customer requests, referring to alphabetical or geographical directories to answer questions and provide telephone information.
- Update directory information.
- Operate paging systems or other systems of bells or buzzers to notify recipients of incoming calls.
- Observe signal lights on switchboards, and dial or press buttons to make connections.
- Promote company products, services, and savings plans when appropriate.
- Offer special assistance to persons such as those who are unable to dial or who are in emergency situations.
- Perform clerical duties such as typing, proofreading, and sorting mail.
- Monitor automated systems for placing collect calls and intervene for a callers needing assistance.
- Interrupt busy lines if an emergency warrants.
- Operate telephone switchboards and systems to advance and complete connections, including those for local, long distance, pay telephone, mobile, person-to-person, and emergency calls.
- Suggest and check alternate spellings, locations, or listing formats to customers lacking details or complete information.
- Provide relay service for hearing-impaired users.
- Calculate and quote charges for services such as long-distance connections.
- Consult charts to determine charges for pay-telephone calls, requesting coin deposits for calls as necessary.
Related Technology & Tools
- Telephone switchboards
- Premise branch exchange PBX equipment
- Alarm system monitors
- Mobile radios
- Electric typewriters
- Telephone headsets
- Multiline telephone systems
- Paging systems
- Personal computers
- Computer laser printers
- Copy machines
- Laser facsimile machines
- Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP systems
- Secure voice equipment
- 10-key calculators
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software
- Video conference software
- Microsoft Word
- Handheld computer device software