# Word Processors and Typists

> Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/word-processors-and-typists
- SOC code: 43-9022.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $49,280 (10th percentile $36,810, 90th percentile $65,150)
- Projected growth: Decline, -34.4%
- Openings a year: 1,900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CRA)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 31 |
| Investigative (I) | 16 |
| Artistic (A) | 21 |
| Social (S) | 21 |
| Enterprising (E) | 14 |
| Conventional (C) | 93 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 92/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 90/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 89/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 87/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 85/100)
- Getting Information (importance 85/100)
- Processing Information (importance 83/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 79/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 77/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 73/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Service Orientation

## Knowledge

English Language, Administrative, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, Law and Government, Administration and Management, Public Safety and Security, Communications and Media, Mathematics, Telecommunications

## Also called

Account Clerk Typist, Clerk Specialist, Clerk Typist, Continuity Clerk, Court Stenographer, Data Transcriber, Dictaphone Typist, Document Processor, Ediphone Operator, Electromatic Typist

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Operations Support and Assistant Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5204) (CIP 5204, 758 colleges)
- [Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1106) (CIP 1106, 120 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Bellevue University-Nebraska](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bellevue-university-nebraska-206) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $67,452 | $83,581 | $19,499 |
| [Valdosta State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/valdosta-state-university-3105) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $42,670 | $60,715 | $25,991 |

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- [File Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/file-clerks): $43,600 median pay
- [Medical Transcriptionists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/medical-transcriptionists): $40,410 median pay
- [Office Clerks, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/office-clerks-general): $45,010 median pay
- [Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/court-reporters-and-simultaneous-captioners): $72,420 median pay
- [Proofreaders and Copy Markers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/proofreaders-and-copy-markers): $51,120 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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