Data Entry Clerks gather data and capture the information into databases. This may include gathering documents from various sources. This may also include extracting information from these materials, capturing data into databases and storing hard copies.People who perform data entry include electronic data processors, typists, word processors, transcribers, coders, and clerks. While any of these jobs may be done from a remote location, data entry jobs from home can be quite different from those done in an office.