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Programmer Analyst Trainee

Description of Duties

This is an entry level technical position in which the incumbent receives on-the-job training in the computer services field.
Upon successful completion of the two (2) year traineeship the incumbent is promoted to the title of Programmer Analyst
without further examination. The responsibilities of this class involve assisting in the maintenance and revision of data
processing operational systems and programs. The incumbents also generate new programs, analyze business procedure
needs and problems of user departments and refine this data for conversion into programmable form. The work is performed
under the general supervision of senior staff members. Supervision is not a responsibility of this class.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's degree
in a Computer Science field; plus one (1) year of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent* experience (co-op is
acceptable) as a computer programmer, or a computer operator on a fourth generation mainframe computer; OR,
(B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college with a Bachelor's degree in a Computer
Science field, which shall have included a minimum of fifteen (15) credit hours in programming languages; OR,
(C) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree,
plus one (1) year of experience as defined in (A) above; OR,
(D) Any equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C) above.

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