Temporary work from home jobs are usually contract or seasonal positions. In this remote, home-based role, you may perform data entry into a virtual database, take calls to provide customer support or provide other short-term services. Temporary work from home jobs fall into two major categories. The first, contract-based work, involves a series of short jobs. You may work for different employers as often as every few days, though most people in this field try to find consistent customers. Seasonal work from home jobs can last up to several months at a time and are functionally part-time or full-time employment, but have little or no opportunity to keep going until the season comes around again.