打字员（英语：Typist），是一位专职用打字机打字的文职人员，他出现于打字机盛行的年代，也消失于打字机没落的现代。 现在可能还专业打字的人材，他们称为「电脑数据输入员」，或者通称「文员」。 不论如何，他们都有共通点。 打字员及数据输入员的入职条件是，打字要快而准确，有责任心，无错别字。 打字员是一种办公室前线职位，工作不求有创意，所以聘请人手时有困难，因此，打字员的职位多数称为「初级秘书」或文员。 事实，私人秘书的工作之一也是打字。

无论打字员，或者电脑数据输入员，在某些组织内，需求量仍然很大。 例如:

An audio typist is someone who specialises in typing text from an audio source which they listen to. The source, or original document is usually recorded onto microcassettes created by someone dictating into a Dictaphone. The audio typist will have learnt to touch type at a high speed which means they can look at the monitor or keep an eye on a waiting area as they are typing because they do not need to look at the keyboard. A specialist player called a micro cassette transcriber (below) is used for playback of the cassettes to maximise the typing speed.