A professional who operates keyboard or other data entry device to enter data into computer or onto magnetic tape or disk for subsequent entry. Responsibilities include:

• Enters alphabetic, numeric, or symbolic data from source documents into computer, using data entry device, such as keyboard or optical scanner, and following format displayed on screen.
• Compares data entered with source documents, or re-enters data in verification format on screen to detect errors.
• Deletes incorrectly entered data, and re-enters correct data.
• May compile, sort, and verify accuracy of data to be entered.
• May keep record of work completed.