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Will AI replace data entry clerks?
Much of the work, but not all of it. AI could take on about 79% of the working time in a typical data entry clerk job today. The other 21% still needs a person.
9 responsibilities · a typical data entry clerk job
21% of the work still needs a person.
Median pay $41,340 a year in the U.S. (BLS, May 2025).
Still needs a person
By our scores, AI could do or help with every listed responsibility. A person still checks its work.
AI can do or help with
- Find and fix data entry errors AI can do it
- Check data before it gets entered AI can do it
- Compare entries against the source documents AI can do it
- Enter data from bills and reports AI can do it
- File finished documents AI can do it
- Gather materials for each batch of work AI can do it
The biggest responsibilities of each kind. "AI helps" means a person still does it, with AI taking on part of the time. See all 9, with the reason for each and the cost of handing them to AI.
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Questions people ask
Will AI replace data entry clerks?
Much of the work, but not all of it. AI could take on about 79% of the working time in a typical data entry clerk job today. The other 21% still needs a person. That is a split of the work, not a forecast of jobs lost.
Which parts of the job can AI do?
The biggest ones AI can do or help with: find and fix data entry errors, check data before it gets entered, compare entries against the source documents, enter data from bills and reports, file finished documents, gather materials for each batch of work.
Which parts still need a person?
By our scores, AI could do or help with every listed responsibility, but a person still checks its work.
How is this measured?
Each of the 9 responsibilities the U.S. Department of Labor lists for this job (O*NET 31.0) is scored on 4 questions: can AI do it, does it get it right, must a person sign for it, and do people need to deal with a real person. The split is weighted by how much of the job each responsibility takes up. Scores version 0.3.1, updated September 24, 2026.
Responsibilities from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor). Pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Scores are calibrated to published research and updated every month. How it works.
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