Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.
U.S. Workers
135,280
Median Salary
$39,850
10-Year Growth
-25.9%
Annual Openings
9,500
Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
7 of 9 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
AI: Fully automatable - AI systems can automatically detect and correct many data-entry errors and generate reports or alerts for ambiguous cases.
Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.
AI: Fully automatable - AI and rule-based systems can compile, sort, and perform automated checks and cross-validation to verify most data prior to entry.
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.
AI: Fully automatable - Modern OCR and document-extraction models can read printed/standardized checks, invoices, and bills and populate data fields with high accuracy, though handwriting and very noisy scans may need human review.
Maintain logs of activities and completed work.
AI: Fully automatable - Automated systems can log activities and completed work reliably with minimal human oversight.
Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
AI: Partial - Document-AI can compare entered data against source documents and perform verification re-entry for many formats, but struggles with poor-quality scans and complex handwriting requiring human review.
Store completed documents in appropriate locations.
AI: Partial - For digital documents AI can classify and store files automatically, but physical filing of paper documents still requires humans or specialized robotics.
Select materials needed to complete work assignments.
AI: Partial - AI can recommend or select digital materials (templates, files), but selecting physical supplies or context-dependent materials often requires human judgment.
Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media.
AI: Not automatable - Physically loading media is a manual task that requires human operators or dedicated robotic hardware, which is not something AI alone can perform in general.
Resolve garbled or indecipherable messages, using cryptographic procedures and equipment.
AI: Not automatable - Resolving truly encrypted or cryptographically garbled messages cannot be done by AI alone; decryption of strong cryptography requires keys or specialized cryptanalysis beyond general AI capabilities.