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Optical character recognition OCR software

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Optical character recognition OCR software is a software tool tracked in the Optical character reader OCR or scanning software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 5 occupations that together employ about 1,442,650 workers, with a median wage of $59,740.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 81st percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Optical character recognition OCR software, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Billing and Posting Clerks 417,500 $47,170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 367,220 $61,010
Bill and Account Collectors 165,020 $46,040
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 53,530 $59,740
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 5 occupations in occupations that use Optical character recognition OCR software. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Paralegals and Legal Assistants Billing and Posting Clerks Bill and Account Collectors Document Management Specialists AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Optical character recognition OCR software, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Optical character reader OCR or scanning software category.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Optical character recognition OCR software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/optical-character-recognition-ocr-software

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Singulariki. (2026). Optical character recognition OCR software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/optical-character-recognition-ocr-software

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Optical character recognition OCR software},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/optical-character-recognition-ocr-software}
}

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