Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
211,200 1.1 % $13.95 $29,010 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.27 $10.91 $13.32 $16.46 $19.77
Annual Wage (2) $19,280 $22,700 $27,690 $34,230 $41,110


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 31,530 1.07 $13.32 $27,700
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 13,390 5.60 $12.82 $26,670
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 9,650 1.16 $14.14 $29,400
Elementary and Secondary Schools 7,870 0.09 $14.16 $29,450
Management of Companies and Enterprises 6,950 0.36 $14.40 $29,960

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 13,390 5.60 $12.82 $26,670
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 990 2.27 $15.68 $32,610
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 3,530 1.37 $12.99 $27,020
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 2,980 1.30 $14.38 $29,900
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 9,650 1.16 $14.14 $29,400

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 80 0.07 $20.00 $41,600
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 100 0.02 $17.61 $36,620
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 70 0.02 $17.54 $36,490
Facilities Support Services 180 0.13 $16.98 $35,330
Support Activities for Mining 90 0.03 $16.33 $33,970


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 22,590 1.61 0.98 $15.48 $32,190
Texas 19,670 1.91 1.16 $12.80 $26,620
Florida 18,750 2.62 1.59 $12.90 $26,830
New York 14,820 1.76 1.07 $14.92 $31,020
Pennsylvania 10,150 1.83 1.11 $13.96 $29,040




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 4,050 3.47 2.11 $13.46 $28,010
Kansas 3,960 3.03 1.84 $14.11 $29,360
Florida 18,750 2.62 1.59 $12.90 $26,830
Delaware 940 2.32 1.41 $14.16 $29,450
New Hampshire 1,250 2.06 1.25 $13.07 $27,190




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 690 1.08 0.65 $19.88 $41,350
Alaska 300 0.96 0.58 $16.94 $35,240
Connecticut 2,440 1.52 0.92 $16.69 $34,720
Massachusetts 3,830 1.21 0.74 $15.94 $33,150
New Jersey 6,980 1.85 1.12 $15.48 $32,200





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 8,600 1.70 1.03 $15.28 $31,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,080 1.85 1.13 $14.84 $30,860
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 5,200 1.45 0.88 $15.30 $31,820
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 4,670 1.83 1.11 $13.45 $27,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,540 2.04 1.24 $14.19 $29,510
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,430 2.17 1.32 $13.39 $27,850
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 3,880 2.14 1.30 $15.33 $31,880
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,670 3.34 2.03 $12.79 $26,600
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 3,320 1.96 1.19 $14.62 $30,400
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,300 1.43 0.87 $16.15 $33,590




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Portsmouth, NH-ME 430 7.76 4.71 $13.82 $28,730
Wichita, KS 1,660 5.95 3.61 $14.97 $31,140
Salt Lake City, UT 2,970 4.94 3.00 $13.83 $28,760
Jackson, TN 260 4.69 2.85 $11.83 $24,600
Laredo, TX 380 4.33 2.63 $9.64 $20,050
Auburn-Opelika, AL 190 4.02 2.44 $10.65 $22,150
Logan, UT-ID 170 3.53 2.14 $11.80 $24,550
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,330 3.35 2.03 $12.93 $26,890
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,670 3.34 2.03 $12.79 $26,600
Tallahassee, FL 530 3.31 2.01 $11.88 $24,710




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 50 0.84 0.51 $19.10 $39,730
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,340 1.39 0.84 $18.69 $38,860
Fairbanks, AK 70 2.00 1.21 $18.57 $38,620
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 60 0.65 0.40 $18.34 $38,140
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,760 2.18 1.33 $17.87 $37,170
Danbury, CT (8) (8) (8) $17.60 $36,610
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 630 2.92 1.77 $17.41 $36,210
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 110 0.81 0.49 $17.28 $35,930
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 740 1.82 1.10 $17.16 $35,690
Springfield, IL 320 2.98 1.81 $17.05 $35,470

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 500 1.31 0.80 $12.97 $26,980
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 430 3.42 2.07 $13.02 $27,080
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 400 2.48 1.50 $11.05 $22,990
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area 370 2.65 1.61 $12.34 $25,680
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 300 1.36 0.82 $13.52 $28,120

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 430 3.42 2.07 $13.02 $27,080
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area 370 2.65 1.61 $12.34 $25,680
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 400 2.48 1.50 $11.05 $22,990
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 280 2.03 1.24 $12.81 $26,650
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 230 1.83 1.11 $10.11 $21,020

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area 50 0.74 0.45 $17.47 $36,330
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 30 0.44 0.27 $17.00 $35,360
Western Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $15.99 $33,260
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 150 1.37 0.83 $15.81 $32,890
Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $15.66 $32,580


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012