Data Entry Keyers
SOC 43-9021 · 2024-2034
Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -21.6%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $48,122per year
- Projected openings
- 10,930
- Projected change
- -21.6%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $54,254 | 600 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $54,053 | 60 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $53,677 | 530 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $49,596 | 460 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $48,901 | 130 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $48,736 | 1,450 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $47,971 | 650 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $47,481 | 40 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $46,367 | 3,060 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $46,112 | 30 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $45,990 | 50 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $45,213 | 980 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $44,692 | 20 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $44,692 | 100 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $44,294 | 160 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $44,090 | 790 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $43,947 | 60 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $43,405 | 60 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $42,945 | 30 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $42,925 | 20 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $42,843 | 90 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $42,598 | 20 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $42,496 | 150 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $42,414 | 30 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $42,322 | 50 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $42,241 | 150 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $41,342 | 20 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $40,565 | 120 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $39,176 | 210 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word Processors and Typists | $57,714 | 6,450 | -34.5% |
| File Clerks | $50,200 | 8,840 | -13.3% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $48,266 | 2,680 | -13% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $45,461 | 5,020 | -8% |
| Office Clerks, General | $49,607 | 356,700 | -4.5% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $60,898 | 6,950 | -11% |
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