Also called: Data Entry Clerk
Types and updates information in computer systems from forms, documents, and records.
You process stacks of insurance forms, entering names, dates, and codes into a database accurately and quickly. Many of these jobs are remote and flexible.
BLS median roughly $39k.
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; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -20% over 10 years). BLS projects a steep decline as scanning and AI replace manual entry.
High risk for 10 years. AI reads forms, scans and documents automatically, so typing data in by hand is disappearing.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to staffing agencies and offices for data entry clerk jobs; a fast typing test helps
Classes: Computer applications, Keyboarding.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9021.
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