Data entry clerk

#7Declining

5/5

Key facts

−25.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is declining in the United States. The BLS partly attributes the decline of administrative jobs, including this one, to automation tools, AI among them. Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Keys information (forms, invoices, purchase orders) into software or a database.

11 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

data entry clerk
data entry clerks
data entry inspector
data entry officer
data entry operator
data steward
data-entry clerk
data-entry clerks
data-entry officer
payment entry clerk
statistical clerk

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high

AI exposureVery highILO, 2025 index

Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Data entry keyers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $41,340

EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

BLS projection: 131,800 jobs in 2025, 98,200 in 2035. The WEF also ranks data entry clerks among the fastest-declining jobs worldwide by 2030.

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Fastest declining occupations, 2025-2035Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Employment Projections — 2025-2035 (news release)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · 27 August 2026 · official statistics
Future of Jobs Report 2025World Economic Forum · January 2025 · large survey

Checked on 27 October 2026.