DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-9021 Data Entry Keyers

Occupational Description:
Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing. Excludes ?Word Processors and Typists? (43-9022).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,250138$18.02/hr$0.31/hr$13.04/hr$15.42/hr$17.77/hr$20.67/hr$24.10/hr
Minnesota 2,030189$17.25/hr$0.28/hr$12.08/hr$14.06/hr$17.10/hr$19.98/hr$23.69/hr
U S 159,9302,879$16.94/hr$0.05/hr$11.38/hr$13.48/hr$16.30/hr$19.39/hr$23.94/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Data Entry Keyers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services540$17.91/hr
Education and Health Services240$16.79/hr
Financial Activities210$17.61/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities160$17.79/hr
Manufacturing60$20.25/hr
Other Services30$19.70/hr
Other Regional Data For Data Entry Keyers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,250 $17.77/hr -24.7%
Central Minnesota 260 $13.64/hr -18.6%
Southeast Minnesota 230 $17.76/hr -24.1%
Southwest Minnesota 110 $14.04/hr -22.2%
Northwest Minnesota 110 $16.99/hr -24.0%
Northeast Minnesota 80 $14.80/hr -16.7%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators5,380$21.83/hr0.1%
File Clerks640$17.40/hr-18.0%
Word Processors and Typists270$21.29/hrN/A
Correspondence ClerksN/A$23.72/hrN/A
Tasks for Data Entry Keyers