Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
Prepares you to perform basic data and text entry using standard and customized software products. Covers keyboarding skills, personal computer and work station operation, reading draft texts and raw data forms, audio and tape dictation, and various interactive software programs used for tasks such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and others.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 3 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
- Prepares you to perform basic data and text entry using standard and customized software products. Covers keyboarding skills, personal computer and work station operation, reading draft texts and raw data forms, audio and tape dictation, and various interactive software programs used for tasks such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and others.
- Word Processing
- Prepares you to perform text typing, table construction, and document formatting tasks on personal computers at a high rate of accuracy and proficiency. Covers keyboarding skills, word processor operation, textual draft interpretation, audio and tape dictation, and specific word processing program software.
- Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, Other
- Data entry/microcomputer applications not listed above.
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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Data Entry Keyers
- Median pay
- $41,340
- Hiring change through 2035
- −25.5%
- Job openings a year
- 7,700
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career ShrinkingWord Processors and Typists
- Median pay
- $49,280
- Hiring change through 2035
- −34.4%
- Job openings a year
- 1,900
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it.
Working style
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