How Many Words Per Minute Are Fast For Typers, Transcriptionists and Other Typists Jobs by: Anonymous
Per people's question whether 40 wpm is a fast typing speed -
according to Wikipedia, a study has shown that 33 words-per-minute to be the average wmp typing speed for transcription, and for composition - 19 wpm.
Words per minute is commonly abbreviated "wpm."
(Words per minute is the most common way to measure typing speed at a rate of how many words of average lenght - 5 characters - are being typed per minute.)
In the above study, fast typists achieved average typing speeds of 40 wpm; moderate typers - 35 wpm, and slow typists - 23 wpm.
So, according to this, a 40 wpm speed should be considered fast.
Many typists are typing far more than 40 words per minute, however.
How many words per minute are common for advanced typists?
According to the above source, average professional typists reach 50 to 70 wpm, while some typist positions can require 80 to 95 (usually the minimum required for dispatch positions and other time-sensitive typing jobs).
Words per minute, however, is not the only way to calculate typing peed. Some typists measure typing speed by CPM - which is the number of characters - or keystrokes typed per minute.
Typing tutor programs that calculate typing speed and let you test your typing speed often use the CPM approach.
One can, of course use a typing tutor to check your typing speed and see how many words per minute you can type.
A typing tutor will also help you learn typing speed techniques. It will assist you in achieving a fast typing speed. It will show your word per minute speed.
Here's the Wikipedia source, where you can read more about wpm typing speed as well as how to measure good typing speed for the 10key numeric typing pad:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_per_minute
