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Data Entry Keyers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Data Entry Keyer? Read this first!

-23% Jobs Projection
$33,850 Median Salary
760 Job Openings

While jobs for Data Entry Keyers in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Data Entry Keyers in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Data Entry Keyers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Data Entry Keyers Work in Illinois?

8,140 people worked as Data Entry Keyers in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,760 Data Entry Keyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 620 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,785 Data Entry Keyers working in it, which means Illinois has more Data Entry Keyers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Data Entry Keyers in this state are declining at a rate of 22.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -21.2%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 760 annual Data Entry Keyers job openings in Illinois, and 7,310 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,800 annual jobs and 160,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Data Entry Keyers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Data Entry Keyers ranged from $22,550 to $53,200 with $33,850 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.84 to $25.58. The median hourly rate was $16.27.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.23 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.04.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Data Entry Keyers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Data Entry Keyers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 6,640 $34,400
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,060 $32,060
Springfield, IL 270 $32,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 200 $30,430
Peoria, IL 140 $32,300
Decatur, IL 110 $23,990
Rockford, IL 110 $29,060
Bloomington, IL 70 $30,450
Kankakee, IL 60 $24,550
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 50 $31,830
Carbondale-Marion, IL 40 $34,200

Top States for Data Entry Keyers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Data Entry Keyers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 21,040 $33,840
Texas 20,970 $30,200
Florida 12,890 $29,980
New York 12,490 $35,240
New Jersey 8,360 $37,960
Illinois 8,140 $33,850
Pennsylvania 7,290 $32,040
Ohio 6,040 $30,800
Michigan 5,950 $32,370
North Carolina 5,030 $31,720
Missouri 4,710 $31,480
Georgia 4,300 $31,030
Tennessee 3,910 $30,350
Utah 3,580 $32,840
Arizona 3,460 $30,410
Virginia 3,120 $34,100
Maryland 2,810 $35,650
Wisconsin 2,750 $31,720
Colorado 2,650 $34,750
Massachusetts 2,570 $37,050

Below are the states where Data Entry Keyers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $41,360
Connecticut $38,890
New Jersey $37,960
Alaska $37,490
Rhode Island $37,400
Massachusetts $37,050
Washington $36,880
Maryland $35,650
New York $35,240
Minnesota $34,920

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