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Data Entry Keyers
Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.
9 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.AI could speed this up a lot
- 02Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.AI could speed this up a lot
- 04Store completed documents in appropriate locations.AI could speed this up a lot
- 05Select materials needed to complete work assignments.AI could speed this up a lot
- 06Read source documents such as canceled checks, sales reports, or bills, and enter data in specific data fields or onto tapes or disks for subsequent entry, using keyboards or scanners.People already use AI for this at work
- 07Maintain logs of activities and completed work.AI could speed this up a lot
- 08Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media.Mostly human for now
- 09Resolve garbled or indecipherable messages, using cryptographic procedures and equipment.AI could speed this up a lot
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss67%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
89%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 91% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 44% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Load machines with required input or output media, such as paper, cards, disks, tape, or Braille media.