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Data Entry Keyers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$41,340
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
127,080
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, PHOTOCOMPOSING-PERFORAT-MA (competency-based)
- State medians
- $55,170 in District of Columbia to $23,940 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOCOMPOSING-PERFORAT-MA | 0285 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What data entry keyers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $55,170 | $26.53 | 200 |
| New Mexico | $49,810 | $23.95 | 300 |
| North Dakota | $48,300 | $23.22 | 110 |
| Maine | $48,190 | $23.17 | 140 |
| Hawaii | $47,630 | $22.90 | 210 |
| Massachusetts | $47,560 | $22.87 | 1,590 |
| Washington | $47,480 | $22.83 | 1,360 |
| Utah | $47,180 | $22.68 | 2,140 |
| California | $47,010 | $22.60 | 14,520 |
| Wyoming | $45,870 | $22.06 | 140 |
| Rhode Island | $44,980 | $21.63 | 270 |
| New York | $44,860 | $21.57 | 9,470 |
| Minnesota | $44,280 | $21.29 | 1,360 |
| Colorado | $43,910 | $21.11 | 1,190 |
| Iowa | $43,640 | $20.98 | 1,180 |
| New Hampshire | $43,440 | $20.88 | 790 |
| Vermont | $43,280 | $20.81 | 290 |
| Arizona | $43,200 | $20.77 | 3,420 |
| Illinois | $42,840 | $20.60 | 5,910 |
| Idaho | $42,810 | $20.58 | 540 |
| New Jersey | $42,470 | $20.42 | 4,940 |
| Montana | $42,340 | $20.35 | 300 |
| Georgia | $41,270 | $19.84 | 3,410 |
| Alaska | $40,700 | $19.57 | 160 |
| Indiana | $40,550 | $19.50 | 2,370 |
| Tennessee | $40,490 | $19.47 | 2,360 |
| Ohio | $40,220 | $19.34 | 4,530 |
| North Carolina | $39,610 | $19.04 | 3,330 |
| Nebraska | $39,600 | $19.04 | 1,260 |
| Nevada | $39,260 | $18.88 | 800 |
| Maryland | $38,970 | $18.74 | 1,850 |
| Virginia | $38,900 | $18.70 | 2,890 |
| Florida | $38,880 | $18.69 | 7,650 |
| Texas | $38,880 | $18.69 | 17,850 |
| Pennsylvania | $38,810 | $18.66 | 5,270 |
| Oklahoma | $38,590 | $18.55 | 1,290 |
| Connecticut | $38,560 | $18.54 | 1,290 |
| Kansas | $38,290 | $18.41 | 1,210 |
| Wisconsin | $38,170 | $18.35 | 2,360 |
| Michigan | $38,080 | $18.31 | 3,290 |
| South Carolina | $38,070 | $18.30 | 1,490 |
| Delaware | $37,810 | $18.18 | 410 |
| Louisiana | $36,920 | $17.75 | 1,800 |
| Kentucky | $36,870 | $17.72 | 2,020 |
| West Virginia | $35,900 | $17.26 | 660 |
| Alabama | $35,130 | $16.89 | 1,060 |
| Mississippi | $34,540 | $16.61 | 530 |
| South Dakota | $34,320 | $16.50 | 30 |
| Arkansas | $33,860 | $16.28 | 1,000 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $33,280 | $16.00 | 70 |
| Guam | $25,730 | $12.37 | 100 |
| Puerto Rico | $23,940 | $11.51 | 2,000 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.