• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

43-9021 Data Entry Keyers

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).

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National estimates for Data Entry Keyers
Industry profile for Data Entry Keyers
Geographic profile for Data Entry Keyers

National estimates for Data Entry Keyers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Data Entry Keyers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
154,230	2.4 %	$ 19.29	$ 40,130	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Data Entry Keyers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.58	$ 15.70	$ 18.17	$ 22.13	$ 26.60
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,250	$ 32,660	$ 37,790	$ 46,020	$ 55,330

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Industry profile for Data Entry Keyers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Data Entry Keyers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Data Entry Keyers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Data Entry Keyers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	18,240	0.49	$ 18.37	$ 38,220
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	8,170	1.69	$ 17.64	$ 36,680
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	7,790	0.71	$ 18.64	$ 38,760
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	6,900	0.37	$ 17.80	$ 37,030
Elementary and Secondary Schools	6,460	0.08	$ 18.76	$ 39,010

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Data Entry Keyers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	8,170	1.69	$ 17.64	$ 36,680
Other Support Activities for Transportation	330	0.90	$ 18.72	$ 38,940
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	7,790	0.71	$ 18.64	$ 38,760
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	1,980	0.62	$ 19.15	$ 39,820
Business Support Services	4,560	0.61	$ 16.76	$ 34,870

Top paying industries for Data Entry Keyers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (Federal Government)	790	0.12	$ 28.25	$ 58,760
Natural Gas Distribution	40	0.04	$ 27.82	$ 57,860
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	(8)	(8)	$ 25.70	$ 53,460
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	90	0.15	$ 25.69	$ 53,430
Technical and Trade Schools	50	0.03	$ 25.30	$ 52,630

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Geographic profile for Data Entry Keyers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Data Entry Keyers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Data Entry Keyers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Data Entry Keyers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	23,780	1.75	1.73	$ 17.36	$ 36,100
California	16,520	0.92	0.91	$ 23.19	$ 48,240
Florida	12,950	1.35	1.33	$ 18.13	$ 37,700
New York	8,970	0.95	0.94	$ 22.66	$ 47,130
Illinois	7,780	1.29	1.27	$ 19.31	$ 40,170

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Data Entry Keyers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	23,780	1.75	1.73	$ 17.36	$ 36,100
New Hampshire	1,070	1.58	1.56	$ 18.83	$ 39,170
Florida	12,950	1.35	1.33	$ 18.13	$ 37,700
Utah	2,180	1.30	1.28	$ 21.33	$ 44,370
Illinois	7,780	1.29	1.27	$ 19.31	$ 40,170

Top paying states for Data Entry Keyers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	160	0.53	0.52	$ 24.50	$ 50,960
District of Columbia	860	1.23	1.21	$ 24.37	$ 50,700
Massachusetts	2,190	0.60	0.59	$ 23.25	$ 48,350
California	16,520	0.92	0.91	$ 23.19	$ 48,240
New York	8,970	0.95	0.94	$ 22.66	$ 47,130

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Data Entry Keyers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	9,560	1.01	0.99	$ 23.07	$ 47,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,180	1.81	1.78	$ 18.22	$ 37,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,510	2.05	2.02	$ 17.67	$ 36,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,050	1.34	1.32	$ 19.40	$ 40,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,360	0.87	0.85	$ 21.69	$ 45,110
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	4,450	4.24	4.18	$ 26.94	$ 56,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,380	1.61	1.59	$ 18.89	$ 39,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,050	1.08	1.06	$ 19.65	$ 40,870
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,730	0.88	0.87	$ 21.11	$ 43,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,540	0.90	0.89	$ 18.61	$ 38,720

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Data Entry Keyers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	4,450	4.24	4.18	$ 26.94	$ 56,030
Bloomington, IN	250	3.42	3.37	$ 20.78	$ 43,220
Laredo, TX	360	3.42	3.37	$ 15.22	$ 31,650
Portsmouth, NH-ME	220	2.40	2.36	$ 19.35	$ 40,250
Topeka, KS	260	2.32	2.29	$ 15.74	$ 32,730
Corpus Christi, TX	400	2.15	2.12	$ 15.42	$ 32,070
Charleston, WV	220	2.13	2.10	$ 16.95	$ 35,260
Springfield, IL	220	2.09	2.06	$ 19.14	$ 39,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,510	2.05	2.02	$ 17.67	$ 36,760
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	310	1.99	1.96	$ 14.28	$ 29,700