Wages vary with level of training, experience and location. Entry level wages may be lower. Wages are slightly lower for data entry keyers. Pay varies with the worker's duties, area of the country, and industry. Workers who have experience in word processing typically earn more than typists.
Salaries are highest in transportation and public utilities.
Salaries are lowest in retail trade and finance, insurance, and real estate. Salaries are highest in the western part of the country. There were 5,020 people employed as typists and word processors in Indiana in 1998. It is estimated that between 1996 and 2006, about 165 jobs per year will need to be filled in this occupation. This number includes mostly jobs resulting from the replacement of current workers.