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OSCA 561231Updated 2026-01-29
Data Entry Operator
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 532111OSCA 561231
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 59k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1140
Salary range: AUD 53k-AUD 65k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
28.5%
NSW
25.7%
VIC
22.7%
QLD
Education mix
26.5%
year 12
17.7%
certificate iii/ iv
15.2%
bachelor degree
Role overview
Data Entry Operators operate a keyboard to input and transfer data into computers for storage, processing and transmission.
What you do
- • Enters data and codes required to process information.
- • Retrieves, confirms and updates data in storage and keeps records of data input.
- • Takes verbatim records of proceedings in rapid shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand-writing machines.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 12 (26.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Enters data and codes required to process information.
- • Retrieves, confirms and updates data in storage and keeps records of data input.
- • Takes verbatim records of proceedings in rapid shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand-writing machines.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1140
Annual median: AUD 59k
Range: AUD 53k-AUD 65k