Job prospects Data Input Clerk in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "data input clerk" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few 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). 
• Jobs are concentrated in the Winnipeg region.

Here are some key facts about data entry clerks in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,650 people work in this occupation.
• Data entry clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 13%
  • Insurance Carriers and related activities (NAICS 524, 526): 8%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 75% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 60% of data entry clerks work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of data entry clerks are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 21% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 79% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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