Data Entry Keyers

What the job really is

Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.

At a glance

• Sector: Office & Administrative
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-9021
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 9
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
• 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.
• Store completed documents in appropriate locations.
• Select materials needed to complete work assignments.
• 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.
• Maintain logs of activities and completed work.
• Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media.
• Resolve garbled or indecipherable messages, using cryptographic procedures and equipment.

Tools and technology

Google Docs, Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, SAP software, Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge, Computer data input scanners, Computer inkjet printers

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• File Clerks
• Word Processors and Typists
• Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
• Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
• Office Clerks, General
• Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
• Billing and Posting Clerks

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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