In some places, work availability is seasonal. Data entry work often goes around the clock, seven days a week. Workers might be assigned to a particular shift or to certain days of the week including weekends and holidays. The work week ranges between 37.5 and 40 hours a week. Most employers offer standard benefits and a few pay for child care, either at work or off-site.
Most employers prefer some training in business machine operations.
Some employers hire trainees and train them on the job. Other prefer to promote clerical workers from within their own company. Some employers require that incoming Data Entry Keyers have at least one to three years of related or specific work experience. Employers often specify what they want in terms of certain levels of speed and accuracy and give pre-hiring tests. Other parts of the pre-employment test might focus on reading ability, clerical ability and general math skill.