Computer Operations 1
Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD · Los Angeles, CA
- Cost
- $610
- Length
- 5 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 53%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 419
- Finished the program
- 28%Based on 398 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 53%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $9,386A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Shrinking -4.5%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Job ads may call this: Data Processing Manager · Technical Services Manager · Computing Services Director · Application Development Director
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Manage backup, security and user help systems.
- Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
- Typical pay in California
- $221,952per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $193,732
- Projected openings
- 82,270Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 14,490
- Projected change
- +16.5%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- 5 years or more in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 46% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 26% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.6%
- High school diploma
- 4%
- Started college, no degree
- 13%
- Two-year degree
- 8%
- Four-year degree
- 46%
- Master's degree
- 25%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 3%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Information Security Analysts
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Systems Analyst · Security Analyst · Network Security Analyst · Information Security Officer
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
- Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
Show 4 more things this job involves
- Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
- Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
- Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
- Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
- Typical pay in California
- $142,449per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $134,843
- Projected openings
- 13,930Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 2,930
- Projected change
- +29.1%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 43% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 29% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.7%
- High school diploma
- 5%
- Started college, no degree
- 14%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 43%
- Master's degree
- 25%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 3%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Network Manager · Information Analyst · Network Coordinator · Network Administrator
- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
- Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
- Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
- Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
- Typical pay in California
- $109,420per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $108,740
- Projected openings
- 11,510Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 3,090
- Projected change
- -4.5%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 41% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 47% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.7%
- High school diploma
- 8%
- Started college, no degree
- 22%
- Two-year degree
- 16%
- Four-year degree
- 41%
- Master's degree
- 11%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Students learn what makes up a computer system, what it can do for you, terminology, and get hands-on overviews of windows, word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
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Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Southeast Los Angeles Worksource CenterComprehensive center
Phone: 323-563-5669 or 323-563-4702
10950 South Central AvenueThe CenterLos Angeles, CA 90059about 0.5 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Willowbrook AJCC - Affiliate to Rancho Dominguez Comprehensive AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 310-762-1101
11737 Wilmington AvenueWillowbrook LibraryLos Angeles, CA 90059about 0.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Watts/Los Angeles Worksource CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 323-249-7751
2220 East 114 StLos Angeles, CA 90059about 1 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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