Data Entry Keyers

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.98
• Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.98
• 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.98

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 90 puts Data Entry Keyers in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 9 of 9 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 0 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $41,340median wage
• 127,080employed
• 9,500annual openings
• -25.9%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Word Processors and Typists 93
• File Clerks 94
• Office Clerks, General 90
• Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 74
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 80
• Billing and Posting Clerks 88

FAQ — Data Entry Keyers

What does a score of 90 mean for a Data Entry Keyers?

It means that, weighted across the 9 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 90 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered; Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors; 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. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.