Operator, data entry

Data entry clerks enter coded, statistical, financial and other numerical data into electronic equipment, databases, spreadsheets and other data stores using a keyboard, mouse, optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools. They enter data into mechanical and electronic devices to perform mathematical calculations.

• receiving and registering invoices, forms, records and other documents for data capture;
• entering numerical data, codes and text from source material into computer-compatible storage and processing devices;
• checking the accuracy and completeness of data and correcting entered data where necessary;
• operating bookkeeping and calculating programs and machines;
• importing and exporting data between different database systems and software.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Operator, data entry
• Bank clerk, data entry