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Review score
94
Evidence
100%
Words
256

Scored by the same rules the Studio uses. How scoring works

Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts256 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 2 of 9 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Certifications, Skills, in that order.
  • The credential has its own lineMicrosoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate, each with issuer and year.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Brianna Scott
Data Entry Clerk
brianna.scott@example.com · +1 (614) 555-0157 · Columbus, OH · linkedin.com/in/briannascott
SUMMARY

Data entry clerk with five years keying insurance claims, patient records and customer orders. Types 72 words a minute, checks every record against its source document and keeps confidential data under HIPAA rules.

EXPERIENCE
Data Entry Clerk
2022 – Present
Buckeye Mutual Insurance · Columbus, OH
  • Enter about 450 claims forms a day into Guidewire, averaging 11,000 keystrokes an hour against a team target of 9,500.
  • Verify policy numbers, dates and amounts against scanned source documents, keeping errors under 0.3% on monthly quality audits.
  • Cleared a 6,000-form backlog in 5 weeks after a system migration by splitting batches with two colleagues.
  • Found and merged 2,300 duplicate customer records in Excel, cleaning up the policyholder database for the billing team.
Data Entry Operator
2019 – 2022
Riverside Medical Group · Dayton, OH
  • Entered 300 patient demographic and insurance records a day into Epic from intake forms.
  • Scanned and indexed 40,000 paper charts into the document system under HIPAA rules.
  • Built an Excel checklist for missing fields that cut rejected insurance submissions by 35%.
Order Entry Clerk
2018 – 2019
Midwest Parcel Co. · Columbus, OH
  • Entered 200 customer orders a day into SAP from email and fax, each within the same shift.
  • Updated tracking and invoice data for 50 accounts a week and answered order status calls.
EDUCATION
Associate of Applied Business in Office Administration
2016 – 2018
Columbus State Community College · Columbus, OH
CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate, Microsoft
2020
SKILLS
Data Entry: 72 WPM typing, 10-key, alphanumeric data entry, data verification, data cleansing
Records: document scanning, indexing, filing, HIPAA, confidentiality
Tools: Excel, Guidewire, Epic, SAP, Microsoft 365
Layout

Small blue capital headings, the employer in grey and nothing else on the page. One column. Switching layouts never changes the words.

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Data entry resumes are often one line: "fast and accurate typist". The person hiring wants proof of both: words per minute or keystrokes per hour, records a day, the error rate on quality checks, the systems you key into and how you handle confidential data. This template shows each of those plainly, so the resume itself reads as accurate work.

Data entry clerk resume summary example

Target roleData Entry Clerk
SummaryData entry clerk with five years keying insurance claims, patient records and customer orders. Types 72 words a minute, checks every record against its source document and keeps confidential data under HIPAA rules.
2 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • data entry
  • HIPAA

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Why most data entry clerks don't get the call

Skills and keywords for a data entry clerk resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Data entry

  • data entry
  • typing speed
  • WPM
  • 10-key
  • alphanumeric data entry
  • keystrokes per hour

Accuracy & quality

  • data verification
  • quality checks
  • error rate
  • data cleansing
  • duplicate records
  • source documents

Records

  • records management
  • document scanning
  • indexing
  • filing
  • confidentiality
  • HIPAA
  • data protection

Systems

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • SAP
  • Epic
  • Guidewire
  • CRM
  • Microsoft 365

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why speed sits next to a target

    A keystroke figure on its own can't be judged. Beside the team target it shows the reader you are faster than the people they already have.

  2. Why the backlog bullet is there

    Clearing a backlog after a system change is the moment data entry teams are hired for. It shows volume, deadlines and working with others in one line.

  3. Why accuracy is never claimed as perfect

    Supervisors distrust "100% accurate". A low error rate from monthly audits is believable and is exactly what quality teams measure.

Data entry clerk resume questions

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What skills should I put on a data entry clerk resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For a data entry clerk that often includes data entry, typing speed, data verification, quality checks, records management and document scanning. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write a data entry clerk resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this data entry clerk resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Clean, Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this data entry clerk resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

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  1. Keep the hierarchy. Same section order, plain-text contact details.
  2. Replace every claim. Your scope, your numbers, your tools. Never borrowed achievements.
  3. Run the Review again. Watch the score respond to the evidence in your version.
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