Data input clerk vs data specialist

The differences between data input clerks and data specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a data input clerk and a data specialist. Additionally, a data specialist has an average salary of $68,326, which is higher than the $31,498 average annual salary of a data input clerk.

The top three skills for a data input clerk include data entry errors, entry priorities and telephone calls. The most important skills for a data specialist are data analysis, data entry, and data collection.

Data input clerk vs data specialist overview

	Data Input Clerk	Data Specialist
Yearly salary	$31,498	$68,326
Hourly rate	$15.14	$32.85
Growth rate	-8%	9%
Number of jobs	130,834	100,301
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Data input clerk vs data specialist salary

Data input clerks and data specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Data Input Clerk	Data Specialist
Average salary	$31,498	$68,326
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $40,000 And $116,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between data input clerk and data specialist education

There are a few differences between a data input clerk and a data specialist in terms of educational background:

	Data Input Clerk	Data Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Data input clerk vs data specialist demographics

Here are the differences between data input clerks' and data specialists' demographics:

	Data Input Clerk	Data Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 27.6% Female, 72.4%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 10.6% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 9.9% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between data input clerk and data specialist duties and responsibilities

Data input clerk example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations of ACH payments and research errors in different internal and external databases that prevent payments from transferring.
Manage daily operations of ACH payments and research errors in different internal and external databases that prevent payments from transferring.
Maintain high level of professionalism by adhering to confidentiality of sensitive personal data as required by HIPAA laws.
Enter data into QuickBooks, file receipts and other important documents, keep documents/station organize
Maintain operation by following policies and procedures of CMS; also maintaining HIPAA regulations and protect information by keeping information confidential.

Data specialist example responsibilities.

Manage the FAA's classify operations program.
Manage and prepare pharmaceutical records for multiple FDA audits.
Create UNIX and LINUX shell scripts to automate data migration process.
Create packages in SSIS to automate importing text files into a data mart.
Participate in data profiling activities and lead root cause / impact analysis sessions.
Manage offshore developers to support DBA operations.

Data input clerk vs data specialist skills

Common data input clerk skills

Data Entry Errors, 23%
Entry Priorities, 22%
Telephone Calls, 15%
Computer System, 13%
Payroll, 9%
Word Processing, 4%

Common data specialist skills

Data Analysis, 7%
Data Entry, 7%
Data Collection, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Data Management, 6%
Visualization, 6%