page_title: Operator (profession)
hierarchical_section_title: Operator (profession)
caption_attribution_description: Statue of a boom operator on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
context_page_description: An operator is a professional designation used in various industries, including broadcasting, 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.
context_section_description: An operator is a professional designation used in various industries,  including 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.
caption: Statue of a boom operator on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
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