Job prospects Data Input Clerk in Alberta

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

Job opportunities in Alberta

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 Alberta 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 Alberta:

• Approximately 4,850 people work in this occupation.
• Data entry clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 5%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 5%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 61% of data entry clerks work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of data entry clerks are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 19% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 81% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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