Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
157,380	1.3 %	$ 18.26	$ 37,970	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Data Entry Keyers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.91	$ 14.82	$ 17.40	$ 20.93	$ 24.76
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,850	$ 30,830	$ 36,190	$ 43,540	$ 51,510

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	22,080	0.56	$ 17.66	$ 36,720
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	9,240	2.03	$ 15.89	$ 33,040
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	7,520	0.71	$ 18.02	$ 37,490
Elementary and Secondary Schools	6,490	0.08	$ 17.58	$ 36,560
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	6,070	0.35	$ 17.54	$ 36,490

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)
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	9,240	2.03	$ 15.89	$ 33,040
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	2,310	0.73	$ 18.27	$ 38,010
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	7,520	0.71	$ 18.02	$ 37,490
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	70	0.65	$ 20.21	$ 42,030
Office Administrative Services	3,400	0.64	$ 18.25	$ 37,960

Top paying industries for Data Entry Keyers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	800	0.13	$ 26.19	$ 54,470
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	80	0.09	$ 26.02	$ 54,130
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	40	0.04	$ 25.74	$ 53,540
Technical and Trade Schools	90	0.06	$ 25.72	$ 53,500
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	40	0.01	$ 24.85	$ 51,690

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.

Map of employment of data entry keyers by state, May 2022

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	19,060	1.47	1.38	$ 17.11	$ 35,580
California	15,710	0.89	0.84	$ 20.06	$ 41,730
Florida	12,410	1.35	1.27	$ 17.16	$ 35,700
Illinois	9,550	1.62	1.52	$ 18.82	$ 39,150
New York	9,160	1.01	0.95	$ 21.94	$ 45,640

Map of location quotient of data entry keyers by state, May 2022

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)
New Hampshire	1,070	1.62	1.53	$ 17.76	$ 36,940
Illinois	9,550	1.62	1.52	$ 18.82	$ 39,150
Utah	2,590	1.59	1.49	$ 19.99	$ 41,580
Texas	19,060	1.47	1.38	$ 17.11	$ 35,580
Florida	12,410	1.35	1.27	$ 17.16	$ 35,700

Map of annual mean wages of data entry keyers by state, May 2022

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	360	0.52	0.49	$ 24.90	$ 51,790
Massachusetts	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 22.33	$ 46,450
New York	9,160	1.01	0.95	$ 21.94	$ 45,640
Nevada	930	0.66	0.62	$ 21.26	$ 44,220
Colorado	2,070	0.75	0.70	$ 20.94	$ 43,540

Map of employment of data entry keyers by area, May 2022

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	9,970	1.09	1.02	$ 22.01	$ 45,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,630	1.25	1.17	$ 19.15	$ 39,830
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,430	1.68	1.58	$ 19.38	$ 40,300
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,010	1.64	1.54	$ 17.69	$ 36,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,990	1.31	1.23	$ 18.01	$ 37,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,740	1.43	1.34	$ 17.34	$ 36,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,370	1.22	1.14	$ 18.81	$ 39,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,040	1.37	1.29	$ 19.19	$ 39,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,580	0.85	0.80	$ 19.78	$ 41,140
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,580	1.89	1.77	$ 16.81	$ 34,970

Map of location quotient of data entry keyers by area, May 2022

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	460	4.47	4.20	$ 14.66	$ 30,490
Springfield, IL	350	3.41	3.20	$ 17.73	$ 36,890
Columbus, GA-AL	290	2.54	2.39	$ 16.96	$ 35,270
Topeka, KS	280	2.53	2.38	$ 14.74	$ 30,650
Portsmouth, NH-ME	220	2.46	2.31	$ 18.13	$ 37,720
Lincoln, NE	420	2.41	2.26	$ 17.11	$ 35,590
Salt Lake City, UT	1,780	2.28	2.14	$ 21.75	$ 45,240
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,580	1.89	1.77	$ 16.81	$ 34,970
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	110	1.81	1.70	$ 20.67	$ 42,990
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	170	1.72	1.62	$ 16.40	$ 34,120