Data Entry Keyers
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 725 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 89% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
AI could do much of this on its own
Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.
AI could do much of this on its own
Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
AI could do much of this on its own
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.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Store completed documents in appropriate locations.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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