NOC 14111: Data entry clerks
What data entry clerks do
Data entry clerks input coded, statistical, financial and other information into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools. They are employed in the private and public sectors.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Receive and register invoices, forms, records and other documents for data capture
- Input data into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools
- Import and/or export data between different kinds of software
- Verify accuracy and completeness of data
- Identify, label and organize electronic storage media
- Maintain libraries of electronic storage media.
Job titles under NOC 14111
14 job titles are classified here, including data control clerk, data entry operator, data input clerk.
- computer equipment operator
- computer terminal operator
- data control clerk
- data entry clerk
- data entry operator
- data entry verifier-operator
- data input clerk
- data processing control clerk
- data processing verifier
- data processor
- electronic data-processing (EDP) equipment operator
- interpreting machine operator - data entry
- payment entry clerk
- payment input clerk
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- College or other courses in data entry may be required.
Data entry clerks wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $17.00/hr | $23.50/hr | $32.60/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $22.29/hr | $36.06/hr |
Montréal QC | $17.00/hr | $23.69/hr | $28.85/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $25.64/hr | $30.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.00/hr | $23.08/hr | $34.67/hr |
Edmonton AB | $17.00/hr | $23.08/hr | $34.67/hr |
Ottawa ON | $22.40/hr | $26.92/hr | $45.64/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $17.00/hr | $23.08/hr | $33.01/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $17.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $28.85/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr | $35.78/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $26.00/hr | $31.78/hr |
Halifax NS | $17.63/hr | $22.12/hr | $41.95/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $18.00/hr | $25.48/hr | $31.60/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $17.31/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $20.00/hr | $26.92/hr | $36.96/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $20.19/hr | $34.62/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.73/hr | $22.00/hr | $31.25/hr |
New Brunswick | $17.75/hr | $20.19/hr | $28.21/hr |
Quebec | $17.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $28.85/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $23.00/hr | $34.87/hr |
Manitoba | $17.00/hr | $23.08/hr | $33.01/hr |
Saskatchewan | $17.31/hr | $26.00/hr | $33.84/hr |
Alberta | $17.00/hr | $23.08/hr | $34.67/hr |
British Columbia | $18.00/hr | $25.48/hr | $31.60/hr |
Using NOC 14111 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 14 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- General office support workers (NOC 14100)
- Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (NOC 12010)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for data entry clerks?
Data entry clerks are NOC 2021 unit group 14111. Example job titles in this group include data control clerk, data entry operator, data input clerk, data processor.
What TEER is NOC 14111?
NOC 14111 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do data entry clerks earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $23.50/hr, about $46,000 a year full-time, with a range of $17.00/hr to $32.60/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.