Job prospects Data Input Clerk near Wetaskiwin (AB)

Over the past few years (2022-2024), the labour market was balanced for Data entry clerks near Wetaskiwin (AB). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be Moderate for data entry clerks (NOC 14111) in the Edmonton region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Edmonton region:

• Approximately 1,740 people work in this occupation.
• Data entry clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 11%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 10%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 9%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 9%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology