National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0

• 1 - Business, finance and administration occupations
• 14 - Administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics occupations
• 141 - Office, court, and data support occupations
• 1411 - Survey, statistical and data entry occupations

14111 - Data entry clerks

Data entry clerks input coded, statistical, financial and other information into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools. They are employed in the private and public sectors.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • data control clerk
  • data entry operator
  • data input clerk
  • data processor
  • payment entry clerk

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • General office support workers (See 14100 General office support workers)
  • Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (See 12010 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers)

• Main duties

  This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Receive and register invoices, forms, records and other documents for data capture
  • Input data into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools
  • Import and/or export data between different kinds of software
  • Verify accuracy and completeness of data
  • Identify, label and organize electronic storage media
  • Maintain libraries of electronic storage media.

• Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school may be required.
  • College or other courses in data entry may be required.

• Additional information

  • Progression to senior positions is possible with experience.