# Data Entry Keyers

> Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 43-9021.00
- **Summary:** Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.

## Aliases

- Data Capture Specialist
- Data Entry Clerk
- Data Entry Operator
- Data Transcriber
- Data Entry Machine Operator
- Data Entry Specialist
- Records Clerk
- Underwriting Support Specialist
- Adjusto-Writer Operator
- Automatic Operator
- Braille Operator
- Braille Transcriber

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors. | Core | 4.A.2.a.2.a |
| Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered. | Core | 4.A.2.a.2.c |
| Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors. | Core | 4.A.2.a.2.a |
| Read source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.1.f |
| Store completed documents in appropriate locations. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.ak |
| Select materials needed to complete work assignments. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.j |
| Maintain logs of activities and completed work. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.3.a |
| Resolve garbled or indecipherable messages, using cryptographic procedures and equipment. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.a.1.c |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Enter information into databases or software programs. | 4.A.3.b.1.f |
| Compile data or documentation. | 4.A.2.a.2.c |
| Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data. | 4.A.2.a.2.a |
| Store records or related materials. | 4.A.3.a.2.ak |
| Check data for recording errors. | 4.A.2.a.2.a |
| Provide information to coworkers. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Maintain operational records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Select resources needed to accomplish tasks. | 4.A.2.b.1.j |
| Operate office equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.a |
| Translate information for others. | 4.A.4.a.1.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.77 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 4.56 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.62 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.59 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 3.55 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.5 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.5 |
| Perceptual Speed | ability | 3.5 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.5 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.38 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.25 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.12 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | ability | 3.12 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 2.9 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 2.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 2.88 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 2.86 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 2.8 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 2.75 |
| Time Sharing | ability | 2.75 |
| Far Vision | ability | 2.75 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 2.72 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 2.67 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 2.62 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Google Docs | Specialized Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Specialized Skill |
| IBM Informix | Specialized Skill |
| Google Drive | Specialized Skill |
| FaceTime | Common Skill |
| Database Software | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | yes |
| Google Docs | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | Customer relationship management CRM software | no | no |
| Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Electronic medical record EMR software | Medical software | no | no |
| FaceTime | Video conferencing software | no | no |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Google Drive | Cloud-based data access and sharing software | no | no |
| Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS | Medical software | no | no |
| IBM Informix | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Jenzabar ERP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | no | no |
| Medical condition coding software | Medical software | no | no |
| Medical procedure coding software | Medical software | no | no |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | no | no |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | no | no |
| Perceptive Software Intelligent Capture | Document management software | no | no |
| Sage 50 Accounting | Accounting software | no | no |
| Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM | Customer relationship management CRM software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.89 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.87 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 4.81 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 4.58 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.52 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.44 |
| E-Mail | 4.3 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.25 |
| Contact With Others | 4.24 |
| Time Pressure | 4.21 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.18 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.1 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.05 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.33 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.32 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.26 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.15 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.13 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.04 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.96 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.92 |
| Level of Competition | 2.89 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.85 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.78 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 2.75 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.42 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.34 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 2.29 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.02 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.89 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 1.85 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 1.78 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.73 |
| Spend Time Standing | 1.49 |
| Public Speaking | 1.46 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 1.45 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.44 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 1.36 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.28 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.08 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 11.14 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 7 |
| Office Work | specific_interest_area | 6.32 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 3.05 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.77 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 2.35 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 2.31 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.22 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 1.79 |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 1.71 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 1.67 |
| Law | specific_interest_area | 1.58 |
| Finance | specific_interest_area | 1.47 |
| Health Care Service | specific_interest_area | 1.39 |
| Integrity | work_style | 1.34 |
| Human Resources | specific_interest_area | 1.32 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 1.23 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 43-4071.00 | role-43-4071-00 | File Clerks | Primary-Short |
| 43-9022.00 | role-43-9022-00 | Word Processors and Typists | Primary-Short |
| 43-9071.00 | role-43-9071-00 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | Primary-Short |
| 43-9051.00 | role-43-9051-00 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | Primary-Short |
| 43-9061.00 | role-43-9061-00 | Office Clerks, General | Primary-Short |
| 43-5053.00 | role-43-5053-00 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | Primary-Long |
| 43-5061.00 | role-43-5061-00 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 43-3021.00 | role-43-3021-00 | Billing and Posting Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 43-5071.00 | role-43-5071-00 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 43-3051.00 | role-43-3051-00 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 43-9111.00 | role-43-9111-00 | Statistical Assistants | Supplemental |
| 15-1299.03 | role-15-1299-03 | Document Management Specialists | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Design | arts-entertainment-design |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | management-entrepreneurship |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services | communications-technologies-technicians-and-support-services |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | computer-and-information-sciences-and-support-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 39850
- **Mean Wage:** 42070
- **Pct10Wage:** 30100
- **Pct25Wage:** 34900
- **Pct75Wage:** 47260
- **Pct90Wage:** 56930
- **Employment:** 135280
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 24290 | 39120 | 2.57 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 23730 | 37330 | 2.99 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 14770 | 40840 | 0.73 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 12720 | 37290 | 5.47 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 8820 | 40420 | 1.61 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 8760 | 41600 | 1.65 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 7760 | 39440 | 0.65 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 6770 | 41600 | 0.6 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 6280 | 37510 | 2.46 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 6160 | 40980 | 0.95 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 5810 | 40650 | 0.42 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 5200 | 46230 | 2.11 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 890 | 5.95 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 12720 | 5.47 |
| 524114 | 524114 | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 1230 | 3.12 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 23730 | 2.99 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 24290 | 2.57 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 6280 | 2.46 |
| 524210 | 524210 | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | National industry | 2140 | 2.46 |
| 513110 | 513110 | Newspaper Publishers | National industry | 190 | 2.39 |
- **Count:** 49

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.99 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.3108081 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.2936253 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.1723307 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 77
- **Percentile:** 78
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 57 | felten_aioe |
| 83 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 92 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.3108081 | 57 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9285714285714285 | 83 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.3150328710866901 | 92 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.99
- **Percentile:** 99
- **Band:** High
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.8571428571428571
- **Beta:** 0.8928571428571428
- **Gamma:** 0.9285714285714285

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Resolve garbled or indecipherable messages, using cryptographic procedures and equipment. | 0.00523809719443406 | 3.38 |
| Read source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners. | 0.002156863550649319 | 4.52 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** -25.9
- **Growth Percentile:** 1
- **Direction:** Declining
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 9.5
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 62
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 141.6
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 104.9

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 2
- **Task Count:** 2
- **Total Sample:** 214
- **Autonomy Median:** 2.5
- **Dominant Collaboration:** directive
- **Automation Share:** 64.02
- **Augmentation Share:** 26.17
- **Work Use Percent:** 77.1

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| directive | 53.74 |
| task iteration | 14.49 |
| validation | 11.68 |
| feedback loop | 10.28 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| work | 77.1 |
| personal | 10.75 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compile, sort and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered. | 0.01670208776097012 | directive | 3 | 167 |
| Read source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners. | 0.004700587573446681 | directive | 2 | 47 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Read source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners. | 100 | 47 |
| Compile, sort and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered. | 93.41317365269461 | 167 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Do this for me: compile, sort and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Do this for me: read source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 9
- **Skills:** 46
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 26
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** b02e7eae53cf758c