Data entry clerks in Lethbridge - Medicine Hat

The employment outlook will be Moderate for data entry clerks (NOC 14111) in the Lethbridge - Medicine Hat 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 small 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 Lethbridge - Medicine Hat region:

• Approximately 270 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Data entry clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 18%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 17%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 12%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%