Types information from forms and documents into computer systems.
You enter 400 insurance forms into a database, double-checking spelling and numbers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; fast, accurate typing.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -25% over 10 years). Declining rapidly as software reads documents automatically.
High risk for 10 years. Document-reading AI now pulls data from forms automatically, replacing most data entry work.
Age 18+. One way to start: Sign up with temp agencies for data entry assignments; avoid online offers that ask you to pay
Classes: Computer applications, Keyboarding.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9021.
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