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Numerous two-year colleges and business schools certify word processors who completed a program in word processing or business. Some companies sponsor training programs.

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Training and Education

Employees often find employers are looking for moderate-term on-the-job training. Typists, in 19% of cases, have bachelor's degree or higher. After high school, 52% of workers pursued some additional career education. Employees, in 29% of cases, had only a high school education.

Job Overview

Typists use computers or typewriters to prepare reports, letters, mailing labels and other types of materials. While using a computer, they use an array of word processing commands to format material and to instruct the computer to perform various functions. Some typists perform other tasks such as answering telephones and copying documents.

Job Requirements

Most employers hire individuals who have at least a high school diploma. Employers prefer applicants who have all-around clerical skills including the ability to type fast and accurately.

Nature of Work

  • Check completed work for grammar, spelling, punctuation and format
  • Print out documents for presentation or filing
  • File and store completed documents in computers
  • Adjust settings for page layout, format, line spacing and other style requirements

Area Job Conditions

Typists -of-a-feather seem to flock to Hanford (California), Trenton (New Jersey), and Ocean City (New Jersey). They are less likely to be found around Knoxville (Tennessee), Austin (Texas), and Memphis (Tennessee).

Compensation of workers is best in San Jose (California), Bridgeport (Connecticut), and Brockton (Massachusetts), and much worse in Wichita (Kansas), Greensboro (North Carolina), and Lubbock (Texas).

Part-Time and Self Employment

Typists employed part-time are 23% of the total. Workers, in about 9% of cases, work for themselves.

Typists by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

Alabama

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Birmingham $31,000 120 -68%
Huntsville $30,000 120 -23%
Mobile $27,000 90 -31%
Montgomery $30,000 160 +32%

Alaska

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Anchorage $32,000 80 -36%

Arizona

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Flagstaff $31,000 40 +4%
Phoenix $30,000 460 -66%
Tucson $28,000 160 -39%

Arkansas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Fayetteville $24,000 40 -74%
Little Rock $33,000 220 -17%

California

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bakersfield $32,000 370 +88%
Chico $35,000 50 +3%
El Centro $33,000 40 +19%
Fresno $36,000 280 +15%
Hanford $33,000 100 +351%
Los Angeles $37,000 8,810 +179%
Madera $33,000 80 +287%
Modesto $35,000 180 +57%
Napa $33,000 150 +246%
Oakland $40,000 700 -10%
Oxnard $38,000 190 -16%
Redding $35,000 130 +215%
Riverside $34,000 1,370 +47%
Sacramento $36,000 1,290 +92%
Salinas $36,000 180 +52%
San Diego $40,000 910 -11%
San Francisco $43,000 1,580 +105%
San Jose $55,000 570 -18%
San Luis Obispo $38,000 80 +21%
Santa Ana $40,000 1,150 +2%
Santa Barbara $39,000 150 +20%
Santa Rosa $40,000 120 -7%
Stockton $34,000 160 +2%
Vallejo $35,000 130 +49%

Colorado

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Colorado Springs $37,000 90 -53%
Denver $38,000 320 -67%
Fort Collins $32,000 40 -56%

Connecticut

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bridgeport $42,000 180 -45%
Hartford $39,000 460 +4%
New Haven $37,000 120 -42%

Delaware

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Dover $33,000 80 +129%
Wilmington $36,000 200 -20%

District of Columbia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Washington $33,000 3,740 +97%

Florida

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Cape Coral $26,000 30 -79%
Deltona $26,000 60 -47%
Fort Lauderdale $30,000 590 +9%
Gainesville $28,000 130 +47%
Jacksonville $28,000 240 -48%
Lakeland $24,000 50 -65%
Miami $31,000 550 -28%
Orlando $30,000 540 -32%
Panama City $27,000 80 +67%
Pensacola $30,000 200 +82%
Port St Lucie $28,000 40 -54%
Sarasota $30,000 70 -62%
Tallahassee $23,000 230 +92%
Tampa $28,000 590 -34%
West Palm Beach $28,000 200 -50%

Georgia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Atlanta $31,000 830 -54%
Columbus $36,000 30 -63%
Macon $24,000 60 -7%

Hawaii

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Honolulu $30,000 1,430 +323%

Idaho

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Boise $30,000 60 -70%

Illinois

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Chicago $37,000 1,130 -61%
Springfield $35,000 40 -49%

Indiana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Evansville $27,000 40 -69%
Fort Wayne $30,000 60 -61%
Gary $29,000 100 -51%
Indianapolis $29,000 350 -50%

Iowa

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Ames $34,000 40 +64%
Cedar Rapids $29,000 110 +7%
Davenport $28,000 120 -14%
Des Moines $32,000 200 -21%
Sioux City $33,000 30 -41%
Waterloo $28,000 40 -34%

Kansas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Topeka $29,000 50 -38%

Kentucky

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Elizabethtown $35,000 50 +68%
Louisville $30,000 210 -55%

Louisiana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
New Orleans $32,000 220 -46%
Shreveport $31,000 50 -63%

Maine

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Portland $37,000 50 -67%

Maryland

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Baltimore $36,000 800 -22%
Bethesda $34,000 1,320 +195%

Massachusetts

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Boston $43,000 780 -42%
Brockton $39,000 60 -7%
Framingham $35,000 40 -67%
Lowell $36,000 40 -54%
Peabody $35,000 70 -5%
Springfield $38,000 150 -34%
Worcester $32,000 120 -37%

Michigan

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Ann Arbor $32,000 170 +37%
Detroit $35,000 550 +6%
Flint $39,000 70 -27%
Grand Rapids $33,000 330 +14%
Holland $34,000 40 -42%
Kalamazoo $40,000 50 -50%
Lansing $38,000 350 +135%
Saginaw $38,000 50 -14%
Warren $37,000 410 -51%

Minnesota

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Duluth $28,000 40 -58%
Minneapolis $34,000 790 -43%
Rochester $38,000 60 -19%
St Cloud $34,000 40 -42%

Mississippi

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Gulfport $28,000 120 +54%

Missouri

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Columbia $30,000 60 +6%
Jefferson City $22,000 110 +111%
Kansas City $32,000 410 -48%
Springfield $26,000 40 -72%
St Louis $33,000 690 -34%

Montana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Great Falls $21,000 50 +108%
Missoula $30,000 60 +68%

Nebraska

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Lincoln $29,000 90 -24%
Omaha $32,000 260 -28%

Nevada

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Las Vegas $28,000 150 -77%

New Jersey

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Atlantic City $37,000 360 +236%
Camden $36,000 950 +134%
Edison $36,000 1,670 +109%
Newark $37,000 2,360 +204%
Ocean City $33,000 250 +814%
Trenton $37,000 1,580 +821%

New Mexico

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Albuquerque $34,000 230 -22%

New York

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Albany $33,000 2,010 +479%
Binghamton $29,000 400 +388%
Buffalo $32,000 1,440 +237%
Elmira $31,000 110 +337%
Glens Falls $30,000 160 +349%
Ithaca $36,000 220 +708%
Kingston $34,000 130 +211%
Nassau $40,000 4,510 +358%
New York $37,000 6,500 +60%
Poughkeepsie $35,000 840 +349%
Rochester $32,000 1,200 +207%
Syracuse $34,000 950 +297%
Utica $33,000 420 +359%

North Carolina

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Charlotte $38,000 300 -55%
Fayetteville $28,000 70 -24%
Goldsboro $32,000 30 +12%
Greensboro $28,000 100 -63%
Raleigh $34,000 140 -65%

North Dakota

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Grand Forks $31,000 40 +23%

Ohio

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Akron $30,000 150 -39%
Canton $30,000 60 -52%
Cincinnati $35,000 570 -28%
Cleveland $33,000 710 -11%
Columbus $37,000 450 -37%
Dayton $31,000 270 -8%
Toledo $31,000 120 -47%
Youngstown $34,000 130 -24%

Oklahoma

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Oklahoma City $32,000 240 -46%
Tulsa $28,000 100 -70%

Oregon

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Portland $38,000 210 -74%

Pennsylvania

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Allentown $33,000 390 +47%
Erie $31,000 240 +155%
Harrisburg $33,000 1,460 +496%
Johnstown $31,000 150 +289%
Lebanon $34,000 60 +96%
Philadelphia $35,000 2,710 +82%
Pittsburgh $29,000 1,850 +107%
Reading $34,000 130 +5%
Scranton $33,000 500 +152%
York $31,000 160 +21%

Rhode Island

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Providence $36,000 750 +74%

South Carolina

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Charleston $30,000 120 -45%
Columbia $25,000 170 -37%
Greenville $34,000 70 -69%

Tennessee

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Chattanooga $38,000 50 -71%
Clarksville $34,000 50 -10%
Knoxville $31,000 50 -80%
Memphis $30,000 50 -90%
Nashville $33,000 140 -76%

Texas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Austin $31,000 170 -72%
Dallas $37,000 510 -69%
El Paso $33,000 100 -52%
Fort Worth $28,000 200 -70%
Houston $39,000 490 -76%
Killeen $33,000 40 -58%
Mcallen $23,000 40 -77%
San Antonio $35,000 240 -65%

Utah

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Provo $25,000 30 -76%
Salt Lake City $28,000 180 -62%

Virginia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Richmond $41,000 90 -81%
Virginia Beach $31,000 510 -13%

Washington

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Seattle $46,000 450 -59%
Spokane $37,000 80 -48%
Tacoma $34,000 90 -55%

West Virginia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Parkersburg $35,000 100 +110%

Wisconsin

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Appleton $34,000 80 -4%
Madison $40,000 440 +70%
Milwaukee $37,000 850 +32%
Racine $30,000 50 -5%
*FOOTNOTES: Job Facts salary and numbers data is based on US Department of Labor Statistics data for 2011. Other data on page may be from earlier years. Typical salary is given as median salary, where 50% in the job make more and 50% less. Salary range is Job Hunt's estimates of typical starting salary as being at the 10th percentile of reported pay and typical top end salary, for the most senior workers, as being at the 90th. Job openings is an estimate of new jobs every year due to growth plus those leaving the field. Where NA is given data is not available. Suggested studies is based on Job Hunt research, suggesting a minimum degree level that is judged to offer the best opportunities for entry-level employment. This Word Processors and Typists schools and career page was originally researched by CityTownInfo.com.