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: 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)
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: 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	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: 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)
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