Data Entry Keyers
Data Capture Specialist, Data Entry Clerk, Data Entry Operator, Fiscal Assistant
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Airborne Mission Systems Operator; Airborne Mission Systems Operator Craftsman; Airborne Mission Systems Operator Superintendent; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Apprentice; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Craftsman, Weapons Director; Command and Control Battle Management Operations Journeyman, Weapons Director; Fleet Management And Analysis; Fleet Management And Analysis Helper; Personnel; Personnel Helper
Field Artillery (FA) Firefinder Radar Operator; Fire Control Specialist; Joint Fire Support Specialist; Unit Supply Specialist
Aircraft Maintenance (Fixed-Wing); Aviation Maintenance Data Specialist; Aviation Operations Specialist; Electro-Optical Ordnance Repairer; Field Artillery Fire Controlman; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Crew Chief, KC-130; Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) Asset Manager; Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Repairer/Technician; Main Battle Tank (MBT) Repairer/Technician; Small Arms Repairer/Technician
Aviation Maintenance Administrationman; Fire Controlman; Fire Controlman (AEGIS); 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
- Data entry software
- 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.
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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, Marine Corps, or Navy.
