All Professions
Critical RiskAdministrative
Accelerating
Data Entry Clerk
OCR, NLP, and intelligent document processing have already automated the majority of structured data entry tasks. RPA bots handle forms, databases, and spreadsheets with near-zero error rates.
185K current workers
Major disruption: By 2025
98%Automation Risk
Critical Risk
Automation Risk Trajectory
Historical progression and projected automation risk for Data Entry Clerks through 2030
What AI Is Replacing
- Manual form entry
- Database record updates
- Invoice and receipt processing
- Spreadsheet data management
What Humans Still Own
- Handling ambiguous or damaged documents
- Quality control of AI outputs
- Process design and exception handling
Top Skills to Develop Now
RPA tool configurationData quality managementProcess automation design
Sources: McKinsey Global Institute (2023), World Economic Forum (2023)
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