Will AI replace Data Entry Keyers?
AI reaches a large part of this job’s work.
50/100
High exposure
More exposed to AI than 80% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 10% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 79% of the work
What the job involves
Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(1)
- 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.
Within reach(6)
- Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
- Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
- Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.
- Select materials needed to complete work assignments.
- Maintain logs of activities and completed work.
and 1 more
Out of reach(2)
- Store completed documents in appropriate locations.
- Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media.
Also called
Data Entry Clerk · Data Entry Operator · Data Entry Specialist · Braille Operator · Perforator Operator · Perforator Typist · Typesetter Operator · Varitype Operator
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics