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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 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)
151,520 1.9 % $ 17.24 $ 35,850 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Data Entry Keyers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.77 $ 13.74 $ 16.56 $ 19.59 $ 24.25
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,490 $ 28,580 $ 34,440 $ 40,750 $ 50,440


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 18,380 0.57 $ 16.29 $ 33,880
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 8,000 2.23 $ 16.42 $ 34,150
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 7,260 0.74 $ 16.16 $ 33,610
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 6,600 0.12 $ 19.91 $ 41,410
Elementary and Secondary Schools 5,840 0.07 $ 16.77 $ 34,890

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)
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 8,000 2.23 $ 16.42 $ 34,150
Other Investment Pools and Funds 100 0.94 $ 11.93 $ 24,810
Freight Transportation Arrangement 1,820 0.78 $ 18.31 $ 38,090
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 7,260 0.74 $ 16.16 $ 33,610
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 1,900 0.70 $ 16.78 $ 34,900

Top paying industries for Data Entry Keyers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electronics and Appliance Stores (8) (8) $ 24.14 $ 50,210
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 1,320 0.14 $ 22.86 $ 47,540
Natural Gas Distribution 60 0.06 $ 22.58 $ 46,960
Postal Service (federal government) 1,050 0.17 $ 22.32 $ 46,430
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 190 0.04 $ 20.91 $ 43,490


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 19,700 1.63 1.49 $ 15.99 $ 33,250
California 17,320 1.05 0.97 $ 18.32 $ 38,100
Florida 10,910 1.29 1.19 $ 15.83 $ 32,920
New York 9,170 1.05 0.97 $ 19.40 $ 40,340
New Jersey 7,570 2.00 1.84 $ 18.98 $ 39,490




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)
Utah 3,120 2.10 1.92 $ 18.18 $ 37,810
New Jersey 7,570 2.00 1.84 $ 18.98 $ 39,490
North Dakota 710 1.77 1.62 $ 14.81 $ 30,800
Vermont 490 1.75 1.60 $ 16.34 $ 33,980
Texas 19,700 1.63 1.49 $ 15.99 $ 33,250




Top paying states for Data Entry Keyers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 350 0.51 0.47 $ 20.83 $ 43,320
Illinois 6,890 1.22 1.12 $ 20.55 $ 42,750
Massachusetts 2,530 0.75 0.69 $ 19.88 $ 41,350
Washington 2,240 0.70 0.64 $ 19.65 $ 40,860
Connecticut 1,160 0.75 0.69 $ 19.57 $ 40,720





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 12,180 1.38 1.27 $ 19.67 $ 40,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,160 1.23 1.13 $ 18.31 $ 38,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,560 1.83 1.68 $ 16.24 $ 33,770
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,840 1.34 1.23 $ 20.95 $ 43,580
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,660 1.57 1.44 $ 16.48 $ 34,270
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,700 1.75 1.61 $ 17.42 $ 36,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,680 1.36 1.25 $ 17.82 $ 37,060
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,510 1.40 1.28 $ 16.96 $ 35,290
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,850 1.08 0.99 $ 17.87 $ 37,160
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,350 2.23 2.05 $ 16.62 $ 34,560




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)
Laredo, TX 410 4.12 3.78 $ 11.51 $ 23,940
Springfield, IL 310 3.10 2.85 $ 18.76 $ 39,030
Lincoln, NE 520 2.97 2.73 $ 15.09 $ 31,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 280 2.96 2.72 $ 14.70 $ 30,570
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 340 2.95 2.71 $ 16.49 $ 34,290
Salt Lake City, UT 2,080 2.87 2.63 $ 19.50 $ 40,560
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 560 2.85 2.62 $ 14.85 $ 30,890
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 690 2.65 2.43 $ 15.96 $ 33,200
Manchester, NH 290 2.62 2.41 $ 16.44 $ 34,190
Portsmouth, NH-ME 230 2.52 2.32 $ 17.28 $ 35,950




Top paying metropolitan areas for Data Entry Keyers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kennewick-Richland, WA 40 0.31 0.29 $ 21.46 $ 44,650
New Haven, CT 140 0.51 0.47 $ 21.46 $ 44,640
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 21.41 $ 44,520
New Bedford, MA 40 0.75 0.69 $ 21.10 $ 43,880
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 140 1.31 1.20 $ 21.04 $ 43,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,840 1.34 1.23 $ 20.95 $ 43,580
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 220 0.59 0.54 $ 20.66 $ 42,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,080 0.89 0.82 $ 20.55 $ 42,750
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 140 1.29 1.19 $ 20.43 $ 42,490
Ocean City, NJ 70 1.91 1.75 $ 20.41 $ 42,460

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Data Entry Keyers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 360 1.48 1.36 $ 14.42 $ 30,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 350 0.92 0.85 $ 14.56 $ 30,290
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 290 2.08 1.91 $ 14.54 $ 30,240
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 240 1.47 1.35 $ 16.55 $ 34,420
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 230 2.14 1.97 $ 18.50 $ 38,480

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 230 2.14 1.97 $ 18.50 $ 38,480
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 290 2.08 1.91 $ 14.54 $ 30,240
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 210 1.75 1.61 $ 14.07 $ 29,260
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 360 1.48 1.36 $ 14.42 $ 30,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 240 1.47 1.35 $ 16.55 $ 34,420

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Data Entry Keyers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 100 0.88 0.81 $ 21.73 $ 45,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 0.35 $ 19.79 $ 41,170
Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 18.94 $ 39,390
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 230 2.14 1.97 $ 18.50 $ 38,480
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 40 0.32 0.30 $ 18.21 $ 37,880


About May 2020 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021