Data Entry Operator Job Responsibilities: 

1. Prepares, compiles, and sorts documents for data entry. 
2. Verifies and logs receipt of data. 
3. Transcribes source data into the required electronic format. 
4. Transfers information from paper formats into computer files using keyboards, data recorders, or optical scanners.
5. Entering data into database software and checking to ensure the accuracy of the data that has been inputted
6. Resolving discrepancies in information and obtaining further information for incomplete documents
7. Creating data backups as part of a contingency plan
8. Responding to information requests from authorized members
9. Testing new database systems and software updates