Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
174,930	1.4 %	$16.22	$33,740	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.80	$12.90	$15.47	$18.71	$23.08
Annual Wage (2)	$22,460	$26,830	$32,170	$38,910	$48,010

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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	22,640	0.62	$15.45	$32,140
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	9,920	3.11	$14.97	$31,130
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	7,550	0.79	$16.05	$33,390
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	7,200	0.13	$19.22	$39,970
Elementary and Secondary Schools	6,330	0.07	$15.75	$32,760

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	9,920	3.11	$14.97	$31,130
Other Support Activities for Transportation	360	1.15	$15.19	$31,600
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	2,160	0.79	$16.58	$34,490
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	7,550	0.79	$16.05	$33,390
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	2,950	0.79	$16.79	$34,920

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	230	0.05	$23.72	$49,330
Natural Gas Distribution	60	0.06	$22.88	$47,580
Offices of Dentists	(8)	(8)	$20.66	$42,980
Postal Service (federal government)	1,110	0.18	$20.31	$42,240
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	780	0.51	$19.93	$41,450

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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)
California	21,040	1.24	1.02	$16.97	$35,300
Texas	20,970	1.73	1.43	$14.97	$31,130
Florida	12,890	1.50	1.24	$15.06	$31,310
New York	12,490	1.33	1.10	$17.90	$37,230
New Jersey	8,360	2.07	1.71	$19.12	$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	3,580	2.46	2.03	$16.14	$33,560
New Jersey	8,360	2.07	1.71	$19.12	$39,760
New Hampshire	1,240	1.90	1.57	$16.00	$33,290
Texas	20,970	1.73	1.43	$14.97	$31,130
Missouri	4,710	1.68	1.39	$15.70	$32,650

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	370	0.52	0.43	$20.81	$43,290
Connecticut	1,370	0.83	0.68	$19.70	$40,980
New Jersey	8,360	2.07	1.71	$19.12	$39,760
Washington	2,360	0.72	0.60	$18.87	$39,240
Alaska	190	0.61	0.50	$18.85	$39,220

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	15,290	1.61	1.33	$18.92	$39,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,350	1.37	1.13	$17.26	$35,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,950	1.95	1.61	$15.09	$31,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,640	1.43	1.18	$17.76	$36,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,740	1.66	1.38	$16.73	$34,800
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,390	1.70	1.40	$15.06	$31,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	4,120	1.38	1.14	$15.49	$32,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	3,430	1.74	1.44	$16.48	$34,280
Austin-Round Rock, TX	3,150	3.07	2.54	$15.41	$32,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,000	1.12	0.93	$16.18	$33,640