Potential Positions Job titles of these workers frequently vary to reflect these duties. Examples of positions may include: clerk typists, note readers, work processors, typists and data entry keyers. Data specialists are employed in every sector of the economy. Some workers telecommute, working from their homes on personal computers linked by telephone lines to those in the main office.
Employment Outlook Overall employment of data entry and information processing workers is projected to decline through 2012. Nevertheless, the need to replace those who transfer to other occupations or leave this large occupation for other reasons will produce numerous job openings each year. Job prospects will be most favorable for those with the best technical skills.
Typical Tasks Specific tasks of data entry specialists include:
? Preparing reports, letters, mailing labels, and other textual material;
? Working with highly technical material, plan and type complicated statistical tables, combine and rearrange materials from different sources, or prepare master copies;
? Answering telephones, filing, and operating copiers, printers or other office machines;
? Inputting lists of items, numbers, or other data into computers or complete forms that appear on a computer screen;
? Manipulating existing data, edit current information, or proofread new entries to a database for accuracy;
? Preparing materials for printing or publication by using data entry composing machines;
? Act as tape librarians, and perform other clerical duties;
? Work with non-keyboard forms of data entry, such as scanners and electronically transmitted files.
This program typically starts in Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Quarters
