Office & Admin
Data Entry Keyers
SOC 43-9021
Enter data into systems quickly and without errors.
The job
Median pay
$41k
$36k to $48k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-25% projected
Openings a year
8k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
3/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
65th pct
More exposed than 65% of occupations · modeled estimate · 91st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
26/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 17,850 | 1.3 | 1.6× | $39k |
| California | 14,520 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $47k |
| New York | 9,470 | 1.0 | 1.2× | $45k |
| Florida | 7,650 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Illinois | 5,910 | 1.0 | 1.2× | $43k |
| Pennsylvania | 5,270 | 0.9 | 1.1× | $39k |
| New Jersey | 4,940 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $42k |
| Ohio | 4,530 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Arizona | 3,420 | 1.1 | 1.3× | $43k |
| Georgia | 3,410 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $41k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,330 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $40k |
| Michigan | 3,290 | 0.7 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Virginia | 2,890 | 0.7 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Missouri | 2,720 | 0.9 | 1.1× | $39k~ |
| Indiana | 2,370 | 0.7 | 0.9× | $41k |
| Tennessee | 2,360 | 0.7 | 0.9× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 2,360 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Utah | 2,140 | 1.2 | 1.5× | $47k |
| Kentucky | 2,020 | 1.0 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Maryland | 1,850 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Oregon | 1,840 | 0.9 | 1.1× | $44k~ |
| Louisiana | 1,800 | 0.9 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Massachusetts | 1,590 | 0.4 | 0.5× | $48k |
| South Carolina | 1,490 | 0.6 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Minnesota | 1,360 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $44k |
| Washington | 1,360 | 0.4 | 0.5× | $47k |
| Connecticut | 1,290 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Oklahoma | 1,290 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Nebraska | 1,260 | 1.2 | 1.5× | $40k |
| Kansas | 1,210 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Colorado | 1,190 | 0.4 | 0.5× | $44k |
| Iowa | 1,180 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $44k |
| Alabama | 1,060 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $35k |
| Arkansas | 1,000 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $34k |
| Nevada | 800 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $39k |
| New Hampshire | 790 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $43k |
| West Virginia | 660 | 0.9 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Idaho | 540 | 0.6 | 0.8× | $43k |
| Mississippi | 530 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $35k |
| Delaware | 410 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Montana | 300 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $42k |
| New Mexico | 300 | 0.3 | 0.4× | $50k |
| Vermont | 290 | 1.0 | 1.2× | $43k |
| Rhode Island | 270 | 0.5 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Hawaii | 210 | 0.3 | 0.4× | $48k |
| Washington DC | 200 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $55k |
| Alaska | 160 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $41k |
| Maine | 140 | 0.2 | 0.3× | $48k |
| Wyoming | 140 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $46k |
| North Dakota | 110 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $48k |
| South Dakota | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1× | $34k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ10,110 jobs · $45k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5,900 jobs · $47k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,610 jobs · $43k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,430 jobs · $40k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,270 jobs · $45k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2,650 jobs · $44k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD2,340 jobs · $41k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL2,290 jobs · $40k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Data Entry Keyers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.