Will AI replace Data Entry Keyers?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 5 of the 6 studied Data Entry Keyers tasks as do-able by AI today, and 5 of those are tasks workers also want automated. Only 6 tasks were studied for this role, so treat the share as a rough signal.
of tasks in the Data Entry Keyers role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and data entry keyers workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 83% of the 6 work tasks in the Data Entry Keyers role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 43-9021.00).
- Workers in the Data Entry Keyers role rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 5 of 6 Data Entry Keyers tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 83% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Data Entry Keyers task scores 3.72/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.72/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Data Entry Keyers role (O*NET SOC 43-9021.00) has a median U.S. wage of $42,070 and about 135,280 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
Top tasks to automate
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- Maintain logs of activities and completed work.
- Read 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.
- Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
- Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
- Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 6 tasks studied for Data Entry Keyers, 5 (83%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 3.72/5 for worker desire and 3.72/5 for AI capability.
All 6 tasks, most-wanted first
Store completed documents in appropriate locations.
R&D Opportunitywant 4.33 · AI 3Maintain logs of activities and completed work.
Green Lightwant 4.25 · AI 3.67Read 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.
Green Lightwant 4 · AI 3.67Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
Green Lightwant 3.5 · AI 4Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
Green Lightwant 3.25 · AI 4Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4
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Other Office and Administrative Support roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
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- Proofreaders and Copy MarkersAI can do 100% of tasks today · workers want 0% automated
Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 83% for Data Entry Keyers (Stanford WORKBank).
Data Entry Keyers ranks #23 of 104 studied roles by the share of tasks AI experts rate as do-able today. See which roles top and bottom the list in the most automatable jobs in 2026.