Vocational Programs for Data Entry and Information Processing Workers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $41,490 and $20 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Data Entry and Information Processing Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 191,430 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Data Entry and Information Processing Workers is $15,435. The average length of the programs is 566 hours and the average completion time is 9.27 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Data Entry and Information Processing Workers Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Data Entry and Information Processing Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Data Entry and Information Processing Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	27	$13,299	-	-	-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	109	-	-	720 Hours	8.00 Months
Word Processing	11	-	-	-	-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	170	$13,329	$739	738 Hours	11.20 Months
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	196	$17,541	$927	241 Hours	8.62 Months

Related Occupations to Data Entry and Information Processing Workers Career

The following 83 occupations are related to Data Entry and Information Processing Workers.

Related Occupations toData Entry and Information Processing Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	13,810	$89,770	$43
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	294K	$75,770	$36
Insurance Underwriters	101K	$85,610	$41
Loan Officers	321K	$84,490	$41
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Computer Programmers	120K	$107,750	$52
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Web Developers	85,350	$95,570	$46
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Archivists	7,150	$65,700	$32
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	134K	$68,570	$33
Library Technicians	76,670	$42,570	$20
Special Effects Artists and Animators	29,940	$109,630	$53
Graphic Designers	213K	$64,700	$31
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	45,020	$101,430	$49
Editors	95,700	$85,110	$41
Technical Writers	47,970	$86,620	$42
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	12,390	$71,040	$34
Film and Video Editors	29,240	$83,470	$40
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Medical Transcriptionists	52,420	$39,090	$19
Insurance Sales Agents	458K	$79,700	$38
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	43,830	$40,020	$19
Bill and Account Collectors	191K	$46,020	$22
Billing and Posting Clerks	430K	$47,120	$23
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,502K	$49,580	$24
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	157K	$54,690	$26
Brokerage Clerks	48,060	$63,130	$30
Correspondence Clerks	4,650	$46,940	$23
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	14,290	$50,380	$24
Customer Service Representatives	2,859K	$43,520	$21
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	204K	$48,660	$23
New Accounts Clerks	41,180	$44,670	$21
Order Clerks	91,830	$43,530	$21
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,004K	$36,590	$18
Cargo and Freight Agents	105K	$52,460	$25
Couriers and Messengers	72,010	$38,350	$18
Postal Service Clerks	78,130	$59,240	$28
Postal Service Mail Carriers	332K	$59,340	$29
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	117K	$56,350	$27
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	844K	$42,730	$21
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	51,250	$44,240	$21
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	153K	$56,330	$27
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	750K	$43,380	$21
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22
Data Entry Keyers	154K	$40,130	$19
Word Processors and Typists	37,200	$47,170	$23
Desktop Publishers	5,220	$57,680	$28
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	242K	$49,530	$24
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	66,600	$38,370	$18
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	27,960	$39,600	$19
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	5,490	$51,100	$25
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	77,580	$48,290	$23
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	2,540	$58,870	$28
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	36,100	$45,840	$22
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	128K	$43,990	$21
Prepress Technicians and Workers	23,590	$46,540	$22
Printing Press Operators	151K	$44,450	$21
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	38,880	$40,860	$20
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	5,770	$41,900	$20
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96,460	$48,910	$24
Light Truck Drivers	1,004K	$46,090	$22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,873K	$37,990	$18

Schools offering vocational programs for Data Entry and Information Processing Workers

The following 407 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Data Entry and Information Processing Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.