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Data Entry Clerks

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2022-2026
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals enter information (coded data, financial information, etc.) into computerized databases or spreadsheets.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Receive and save documents containing data.
  • Enter data into computerized databases, spreadsheets, or other templates.
  • Use keyboards, mice, optical scanning devices, or speech-recognition software.
  • Transfer data from one software to another.
  • Verify that the data is accurate and complete.
  • Identify, label, and organize electronic storage devices and keep them in libraries.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to senior positions.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.
Minimum
$15.25
Median
$22.00
Maximum
$28.00

Job prospects for 2022-2026

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Job prospects for 2022-2026

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Limited

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2021

All of Québec

4,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
73.3% Female
26.7% Male

Not available.
  • 73.3% Female
  • 26.7% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$38,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for men
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    20% of jobs
  2. Finance
    NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    8% of jobs
  3. Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
    NAICS 524
    8% of jobs
  4. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    7% of jobs
  5. Transportation and Warehousing
    NAICS 48, 49
    7% of jobs
  6. Others
    50% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    20% of jobs
  2. Finance
    NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    8% of jobs
  3. Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
    NAICS 524
    8% of jobs
  4. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    7% of jobs
  5. Transportation and Warehousing
    NAICS 48, 49
    7% of jobs
  6. Others
    50% of jobs