- Based on 22 Jobtrees users who were a Data Entry Specialist in their career, on average, they have 1.74 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 1.5 years on average in this job building experience and earn $40K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Data Entry Specialist are Market Research Analyst, Database Manager and Technical Recruiter.
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- The most common career steps to get to Data Entry Specialist are Field Technician, Mapping Technician and Data Analyst based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Field Technician, the most common step before Data Entry Specialist, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Field Technician is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Data Entry Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Data Entry Specialist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Data Entry Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Field Technician isn't from the same job family as Data Entry Specialist, Data - Science, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Mapping Technician also being a common career path to Data Entry Specialist.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Data Entry Specialist are Certificate In Accounting, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In English Literature, and Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Human Development. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Data Entry Specialist is part of the Data - Science job family which has a limited number of unique role types (45) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.