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.

• 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.85
• Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.82
• Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.80

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Store completed documents in appropriate locations.55
• Resolve garbled or indecipherable messages, using cryptographic procedures and equipment.45
• Select materials needed to complete work assignments.40

Most durable tasks

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

• Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media.20

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 62 puts Data Entry Keyers in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 5 of 9 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 3 augmentable, and 1 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.

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 74
• File Clerks 55
• Office Clerks, General 52
• Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 28
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 56
• Billing and Posting Clerks 58

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Data Entry Keyers

Will AI replace Data Entry Keyers?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 62 mean for a Data Entry Keyers?

It means that, weighted across the 9 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 62 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: 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; Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors; Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

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.