Data entry clerks in Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River

The employment outlook will be Moderate for data entry clerks (NOC 14111) in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by business and organizational need for the digitization of physical information, data management, and oversight for complex data processes. The demand is particularly strong in healthcare, finance, and public administration.
• Key trends for this occupation include artificial intelligence (AI) to automate data entry tasks by using technologies like optical character recognition (OCR) and robotic process automation (RPA).

Here are some key facts about data entry clerks in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region:

• Data entry clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 13%
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 11%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 11%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 11%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 8%