How to become a typist or Word processing operator
Official title: Typist/Word processing operator
Also called: Braille typist, Shorthand typist, Stenographer, Stenographic-typist, Telegraphic typewriter operator, Teleprinter operator, Teletypist, Transcriber typist, Typing clerk, Typist, Word processing operator, Braille typist
Typist/Word processing operator inputs and processes text and data; prepares, edits and generates documents for storage, processing, publication and transmission.
Main tasks
- Typing written material from rough drafts, corrected copies, voice recordings, or shorthand using a computer, word processor or typewriter
- Checking completed work for proper spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting
- Gathering and arranging the material to be typed, following instructions
- Filing and storing completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintaining a computer filing system to store, retrieve or update documents
- Transcribing information recorded in shorthand and on sound recording equipment
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $33,636 a year. The middle half earn $25,920 to $45,600 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 much does a typist or Word processing operator earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $33,636 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $25,920 to $45,600.
Will AI change the work of a typist or Word processing operator?
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