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- Data entry clerks use terminal keyboards and visual display units to transfer information into a computer for storage, processing and transmission.
Data entry clerks enter lists of items, numbers, or other data into computers, where it is stored or used for research purposes.
- Data entry clerks normally use data or number keypads to feed information directly into a computer. Others work with non-keyboard data entry devices such as scanners, which scan documents into a computer.
- Computer software then automatically recognizes the characters on the document.
- Data entry clerks must be fast and accurate.
- The material they work with is standardized, and they do not have to use their judgment to select or code the data.
- Any questions can be referred to a supervisor. Those in the higher level are more experienced. They may select and code the data that they enter. They may have to consult several documents to find what they need. They may also have to select the correct procedure for dealing with each piece of information.
- Data entry keyers may also be required to operate other equipment, such as printers or tape readers. However, most of the work data entry keyers do is repetitive.