Wpm what is a good speed

The average typing speed for boys is 44 words per minute. This is slightly faster than for girls, who clock in at 37 wpm, a full 7 word per minute slower. This seems a little odd, because statistics show that girls actually enjoy practicing their typing skills more than boys do.

You can take a typing test online at any time to test your skills and find out if you are faster than the average typist. Practice is the key factor in becoming a professional typist, or a typist of any appreciable skill. Let's repeat that, just to make sure it sinks in. For example, data entry positions usually require words per minute. Medical transcriptionists, paralegals and executive secretaries should be able to type wpm.

Forty words per minute works fine for emailing friends, upward of 80 wpm may be required for some jobs. Jobs in which you normally spend very little time at the computer may not even have typing speed requirements.

Service people like waiters, cosmetologists and security officers may not need to type at all. The fastest recorded typists in history have speeds of over wpm. Her record is still unbroken. Barbara Blackburn of Salem, Oregon, came close in at wpm. But some would argue apples and oranges because she use a modified keyboard. There is a slight difference in average typing speeds between males and females. Typing at an above average speed of WPM is a good enough goal and is not difficult to achieve.

The following pointers should help you type faster: Find the time to master the keyboard and practice your fingers. What is a good typing speed? A typing speed above 40 WPM Words Per Minute is higher than the average score, and over WPM is usually considered a high speed when it is achieved with zero errors.

There is nothing wrong with typing more slowly than this, but it can impact your ability to take notes, write documents, and keep up with a competitive workplace. Learning to type faster will improve your professional profile. Farvardin 16, AP. A good typing speed for most people is 40 words per minute or over.

When given a shorter time frame, our world-record typist could reach a speed of words per minute. Patience and practice are two obvious parameters I need to have, but is there something else I can do to help myself?

Try 10FastFingers. When I started, I averaged at about 45wpm. I owe that to10FastFingers. Good luck on your exam! Consistent practice is your best bet, so try to squeeze in as many hours as you can, and apply the tips from this post. Best of luck on your test! Is that weird? Hi George, thanks for your comment!

However, it might be worth it to try different styles that might be more efficient and practice them too: You might be slower at first, but typing with more fingers will ultimately help you. Even though the website is quite old and outdated, I still highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn touch typing! It was very interactive and fun when I returned to it at the age of 22!

Just check out Typingclub. At first i thought i was fast, but seeing my friends achieve times faster, calls for more work. I think this will inspire others to keep trying. Hii every one…i just started my touch typing after couple of years break. At the start i was typing 10wpm and know after 10 days my speed is 22wpm.. Know i am stuck there…what should i do to improve my typing speed?

Today I hit n instead of m lesser times then I did yesterday. I think the world record needs to be updated. There are plenty of people on nitrotype. Now since I learned touch typing I can legit type wpm on average. I think touch typing is totally worth it in the long run as long as you practice. My new goal is to average wpm soon. It has a lot more sentences to type, making it faster to learn and has better accuracy for figuring out WPM.

Actually in nitrotype. Hello, I live in Turkey and I am preparing for exams keyboard. We have to write over 90 words in 3 minutes and I am writing now, but my goal is and above.

What would you suggest me? Hi Ahsen, so you would need to type around words per minute. Hi Shakir, if you consistently practice, you should be able to easily reach your goal. It can take time though, so be patient!

I learned how to type the correct way many years ago. My issue has been that my speed has decreased due to pain in my hands from the repetitive motion in typing. Doc says I have a bit of arthritis in my hands.

Any suggestions for this? Hi Elizabeth, I think there are special gloves and other tools you can use to support your hands while typing, especially for those suffering from arthritis. One quick note. I lost about 30 wpm while just learning to touch type a few months ago. Sorry if my text is too all over the place, was rushing to go somewhere but thought I needed to give my thoughts on this. Thanks for sharing your experience, Micky! Thank you for sharing! You make an important point.

At first it will feel slower, but with practice, using the right methods will certainly pay off. My typing speed is around 25 WPM and not improved yet. Regards Shaun. Hi Shaun. All in all, this has taken me almost a year whereas I am guessing that you have not done very much to practice. This is fine if you are happy with the speed you are typing at now but if you want to get faster you are going to have to put a lot more time into learning and getting faster.

Regards Shay. Hello, this article is pretty accurate, just a few months ago I add an average of Now after practicing a few months here and then, I got my average more to , with top speeds of Practice does make progress. Hi Angela, yeah especially if his keyboard is really sensitive he should do whatever works best for him and feels most comfortable. Might be a glitch or bug, looking forward to having it fixed soon.

Try 10 fast fingers. It is way better than you think. When I initially left a comment I seem to have clicked on the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now whenever a comment is added I recieve 4 emails with the same comment. There has to be a means you are able to remove me from that service? Many thanks! This is not good because I am constantly having to adjust my pinky, ring, middle finger back to home row after typing x.

I am able to keep my index finger on f. I think that you should just practice writing x with your ring finger, because moving your middle finger that far down to hit x would slow you down. For me personally, it seems more efficient than trying with my left ring finger.

Hello I needed help. And then when I see what my speed it is its like because I feel like getting more things right just makes my fingers automatically wanna go faster. So, I got 30wpm using my method and 15wmp using the proper method. I do not look at the keyboard to type. I assume it is because this is how I have been typing for 29 years of my life.

I can type up to 85wpm on a good day, and my average is My recommendation is to, like the article said, practice. Using all your fingers is a must. I often rest my right pinky finger on the shift or enter button, because I use those buttons a lot. My index fingers usually rest near D and K rather than F and J. My advice to you is practice often, and use all your fingers regardless of whether or not you rest over the usual home row keys.

Hi Adar, thanks for your comment! As Samantha and the article both suggest, regular practice is key.