How to become a data entry clerk
Official title: Data entry clerk
Also called: Data entry coordinator, Data entry operator, Data input clerk, Payment entry clerk, Logistics Data Management Coordinator/Logistics Data Entry Coordinator, Payment entry clerk
Data entry clerk enters coded, statistical, financial and other numerical data into electronic equipment, computerised databases, spreadsheets or other data repositories using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools. He/she enters data into mechanical and electronic devices to perform mathematical calculations.
Main tasks
- Receiving and registering invoices, forms, records and other documents for data capture
- Entering numerical data, codes and text from source material into computer-compatible storage and processing devices
- Verifying accuracy and completeness of data and correcting entered data, if needed
- Operating bookkeeping and calculating machines
- Importing and exporting data between different database systems and software
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Data Centre Infrastructure & Operation. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Data Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Ai & Data Engineering (Nanyang Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $24,000 a year. The middle half earn $18,000 to $35,100 a year.
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a data entry clerk?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.
How much does a data entry clerk earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $24,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $18,000 to $35,100.
Will AI change the work of a data entry clerk?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026