14111 economic 2025-2027
Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake Limited
Canada Moderate
Data entry clerks in Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake
Salary Information
Wage data for this region
Entry-level
$17.00
/hr
Typical
$23.08
/hr
Experienced
$34.67
/hr
Average: $25.13/hr
77.2% of workers in this occupation receive non-wage benefits
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Employment Trends Analysis
The employment outlook will be Limited for data entry clerks (NOC 14111) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Not many 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 Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:
- Approximately 240 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Data entry clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 13%
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 12%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 11%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 10%