IT Support Officer
👤 For candidates
🤖 Enhance with AI
- ›Leverage AI chatbots for faster ticket triage
- ›Use Copilot for troubleshooting documentation and guides
- ›Automate routine diagnostics with Power Automate flows
📈 Disruption outlook
% risk of significant disruption
🎓 Learn now
📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)
🏢 For employers
🔄 Alternatives
Automates ticket triage and basic troubleshooting tasks
Automates repetitive ticket logging and asset updates
Handles routine first-line support remotely
⚡ Recommendation
🔀 Hybrid approachAI boosts efficiency, but human presence needed for on-site and empathetic support
Microsoft Copilot & M365
Automate ticket logging and routine diagnostics
Draft troubleshooting guides and support emails
Coordinate with IT staff and resolve escalations
Computer User Support Specialists
O*NET 15-1232.00
Job Description
Automation Risk
Many routine aspects of IT support, such as ticket logging and basic troubleshooting, are increasingly automatable with AI-powered helpdesks and RPA tools. However, tasks requiring physical presence, creative problem-solving, and empathetic customer service remain resistant to full automation. The role is highly exposed to AI augmentation, especially for remote diagnostics and knowledge management, but not all tasks can be fully substituted.
Task analysis
- Respond to and resolve first and second line IT support calls via phone and email for end users across multiple locations.
- Log, track, and manage support tickets to ensure timely resolution in line with SLAs and OLAs.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues, including Windows 11, Office 365, and LAN/WAN environments.
- Install, configure, and maintain computer hardware, software, and peripherals for staff.
- Provide excellent customer service, ensuring clear communication and empathy with end users.
- Travel to satellite sites for on-site support, hardware installation, or troubleshooting as required.
- Maintain accurate records of support activities, solutions provided, and asset management.
- Collaborate with IT colleagues to resolve complex or escalated issues and share knowledge.
- Stay updated with new technologies and contribute creative solutions to evolving IT challenges.
Occupational Classification
UK Salary Benchmark
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis · ONS ASHE 2024 annual earnings
👤 For Candidates
AI & future-of-work guidance
🤖 Enhance with AI
- ›Leverage AI chatbots for faster ticket triage
- ›Use Copilot for troubleshooting documentation and guides
- ›Automate routine diagnostics with Power Automate flows
📈 Disruption outlook
% risk of significant disruption
🎓 Learn now
📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)
🏢 For Employers
Strategic hiring options & technology alternatives
🔄 Alternatives
Automates ticket triage and basic troubleshooting tasks
Automates repetitive ticket logging and asset updates
Handles routine first-line support remotely
⚡ Recommendation
🔀 Hybrid approachAI boosts efficiency, but human presence needed for on-site and empathetic support
Microsoft Copilot & M365
Automate ticket logging and routine diagnostics
Draft troubleshooting guides and support emails
Coordinate with IT staff and resolve escalations
Key Skills
Knowledge Areas
O*NET Competency Skills
Alternative Career Paths
Manage and maintain organizational computer networks, including LAN/WAN infrastructure.
Oversee the installation, configuration, and maintenance of servers and enterprise systems.
Lead and coordinate IT support teams to deliver high-quality service to end users.
Provide technical support and solutions for cloud-based platforms and services.
Deliver on-site technical support and maintenance for hardware and software systems.
Also Consider
🔥 Hot Technologies
In-demand tools for this occupation (O*NET)
Work Activities
General work activities from O*NET
- Working with Computers
- Getting Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Processing Information
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Analyzing Data or Information
- Thinking Creatively
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