Data Entry Keyers
Data Capture Specialist, Data Entry Clerk, Data Entry Operator, Fiscal Assistant
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Airborne Mission Systems Operator; Airborne Mission Systems Operator Craftsman; Airborne Mission Systems Operator Journeyman; Command and Control Battle Management Operations; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Apprentice, Weapons Director; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Craftsman, Weapons Director; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Journeyman; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Superintendent; Fleet Management And Analysis Craftsman; Fleet Management And Analysis Journeyman
Field Artillery (FA) Firefinder Radar Operator; Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data System Specialist; Field Artillery Surveyor/Meteorological Crewmember; Fire Support Specialist; Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations/Fire Direction Specialist
Airborne Mission Systems Operator; Command and Control Battle Management Operations; Vehicle Management and Analysis
Airborne Mission Systems Operator Apprentice; Airborne Mission Systems Operator Journeyman; Aviation Maintenance Data Specialist; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Craftsman; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Journeyman; Electro-Optical Ordnance Repairer; Field Artillery Surveyor/Meteorological Crewmember; Fleet Management And Analysis Apprentice; Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) Asset Manager; Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations/Fire Direction Specialist; Towed Artillery Systems Technician
Aviation Maintenance Administrationman; Fire Controlman; Quartermaster
What they do:
Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
- Compile, sort and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.
- Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
Business
- administrative services
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- listen and understand what people say
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- see hidden patterns
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Ideas and Logic
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Independence
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Medical procedure coding software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- SAP
Data base user interface and query software
- IBM Informix
- Microsoft Access
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high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$30,100
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
