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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
159,930 1.8 % $16.74 $34,820 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.24 $13.32 $16.10 $19.16 $23.65
Annual Wage (2) $23,380 $27,700 $33,490 $39,850 $49,190


Industry profile for this occupation:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 20,530 0.56 $15.89 $33,050
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 9,160 2.72 $15.59 $32,420
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 7,150 0.73 $15.91 $33,100
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 7,080 0.13 $19.63 $40,830
Elementary and Secondary Schools 6,380 0.07 $16.26 $33,810

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 9,160 2.72 $15.59 $32,420
Other Support Activities for Transportation 310 0.94 $16.32 $33,950
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 2,040 0.74 $16.44 $34,200
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 7,150 0.73 $15.91 $33,100
Freight Transportation Arrangement 1,730 0.73 $17.67 $36,760

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 50 0.04 $22.45 $46,690
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 240 0.05 $22.24 $46,270
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 500 0.33 $21.17 $44,040
Postal Service (federal government) 1,090 0.17 $20.88 $43,430
Oil and Gas Extraction 110 0.08 $20.84 $43,340


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 19,300 1.55 1.43 $15.41 $32,040
California 18,290 1.05 0.97 $17.65 $36,710
New York 11,190 1.18 1.08 $18.95 $39,410
Florida 10,980 1.25 1.15 $15.49 $32,220
New Jersey 8,120 1.99 1.82 $19.11 $39,760




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Utah 3,270 2.17 2.00 $16.85 $35,050
New Jersey 8,120 1.99 1.82 $19.11 $39,760
Texas 19,300 1.55 1.43 $15.41 $32,040
New Hampshire 1,020 1.55 1.42 $16.39 $34,090
Vermont 470 1.53 1.40 $16.70 $34,740




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 450 0.62 0.57 $21.78 $45,310
Connecticut 1,420 0.86 0.79 $19.72 $41,020
Washington 2,080 0.63 0.58 $19.52 $40,600
Massachusetts 2,900 0.80 0.74 $19.50 $40,560
New Jersey 8,120 1.99 1.82 $19.11 $39,760





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 13,870 1.44 1.32 $19.56 $40,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,830 1.25 1.15 $17.73 $36,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,860 1.88 1.72 $15.58 $32,410
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,930 1.27 1.16 $19.15 $39,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,070 1.33 1.23 $15.75 $32,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,780 1.31 1.21 $17.16 $35,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,370 1.28 1.17 $15.77 $32,800
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 3,110 1.57 1.44 $17.19 $35,750
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,030 1.10 1.01 $16.73 $34,800
Salt Lake City, UT 2,420 3.29 3.02 $17.50 $36,410




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Springfield, IL 370 3.57 3.28 $17.73 $36,890
Laredo, TX 360 3.49 3.21 $11.65 $24,230
Ocean City, NJ 140 3.45 3.17 $18.31 $38,090
Salt Lake City, UT 2,420 3.29 3.02 $17.50 $36,410
Lincoln, NE 580 3.21 2.95 $14.73 $30,630
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 370 3.00 2.75 $16.79 $34,930
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 630 2.92 2.68 $14.33 $29,810
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 290 2.80 2.57 $14.33 $29,810
Trenton, NJ 600 2.50 2.29 $20.09 $41,790
Decatur, IL 120 2.49 2.28 $13.94 $28,980




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 120 1.01 0.93 $22.01 $45,780
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 280 0.67 0.62 $21.11 $43,910
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 90 0.91 0.84 $20.73 $43,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,250 0.62 0.57 $20.21 $42,030
Trenton, NJ 600 2.50 2.29 $20.09 $41,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,150 0.87 0.80 $20.09 $41,790
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 530 0.91 0.84 $20.01 $41,620
Springfield, MA-CT 300 0.91 0.83 $19.94 $41,480
Greeley, CO 60 0.53 0.49 $19.89 $41,370
New Haven, CT 200 0.72 0.66 $19.84 $41,270

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 410 1.05 0.96 $14.31 $29,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 320 1.37 1.26 $15.64 $32,540
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 300 1.22 1.12 $14.27 $29,680
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 270 1.78 1.63 $14.37 $29,890
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 240 1.42 1.30 $16.10 $33,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 2.28 2.09 $13.38 $27,830
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 110 1.81 1.66 $11.94 $24,840
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 270 1.78 1.63 $14.37 $29,890
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 160 1.67 1.54 $16.54 $34,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 130 1.55 1.42 $13.16 $27,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.34 0.31 $20.21 $42,030
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 80 0.67 0.61 $19.49 $40,540
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 40 0.44 0.41 $19.35 $40,250
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 70 0.61 0.56 $18.67 $38,840
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.37 0.34 $18.37 $38,210


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020