Different types of remote data entry jobs include positions in medical or legal transcription, web sales, education, and accounting, to name just a few. Your specific duties depend on the field in which you work. For example, if you work in sales, your job may simply be to type sales data into spreadsheets. Medical or legal transcription, however, requires you to complete more complex tasks, such as listening to legal or medical dictation and working to type out things like prescriptions, patient histories, or medical billing information.