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Data Entry Keyers in Mississippi

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-23% Jobs Projection

$28,630 Median Salary

90 Job Openings

While jobs for Data Entry Keyers in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Data Entry Keyers in Mississippi is expected to decrease.
Data Entry Keyers in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Data Entry Keyers Work in Mississippi?

1,180 people worked as Data Entry Keyers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,010 Data Entry Keyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,785 Data Entry Keyers working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Data Entry Keyers than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Data Entry Keyers in this state are declining at a rate of 23.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -21.2%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 900 total jobs in 2026 for Data Entry Keyers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,800 annual jobs and 160,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Data Entry Keyers Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Data Entry Keyers ranged from $20,140 to $47,940 with $28,630 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.68 to $23.05. The median hourly rate was $13.77.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.31 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.46.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Data Entry Keyers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Data Entry Keyers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	760	$28,670
Jackson, MS	250	$28,480
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	90	$30,870
Hattiesburg, MS	70	$24,430

Top States for Data Entry Keyers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Data Entry Keyers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	21,040	$33,840
Texas	20,970	$30,200
Florida	12,890	$29,980
New York	12,490	$35,240
New Jersey	8,360	$37,960
Illinois	8,140	$33,850
Pennsylvania	7,290	$32,040
Ohio	6,040	$30,800
Michigan	5,950	$32,370
North Carolina	5,030	$31,720
Missouri	4,710	$31,480
Georgia	4,300	$31,030
Tennessee	3,910	$30,350
Utah	3,580	$32,840
Arizona	3,460	$30,410
Virginia	3,120	$34,100
Maryland	2,810	$35,650
Wisconsin	2,750	$31,720
Colorado	2,650	$34,750
Massachusetts	2,570	$37,050

Below are the states where Data Entry Keyers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$41,360
Connecticut	$38,890
New Jersey	$37,960
Alaska	$37,490
Rhode Island	$37,400
Massachusetts	$37,050
Washington	$36,880
Maryland	$35,650
New York	$35,240
Minnesota	$34,920

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References

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