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Data Entry Typing Test

Practice the kind of typing data entry jobs ask for: customer records with names, street addresses, order numbers, ZIP codes, dollar amounts and dates. Capitals, digits and symbols all count.

Data Entry Practice Test

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What a data entry typing test measures

Data entry tests are usually alphanumeric: a mix of letters, numbers and punctuation copied exactly as written. Employers care about accuracy at least as much as speed, because a single wrong digit in an order number or amount can cause real problems. Results are reported in words per minute or keystrokes per hour, often with a minimum accuracy.

The records here are made up for practice: they don't describe real people or businesses. Each test generates a fresh set.

Words per minute and keystrokes per hour

Your result here is in WPM. To compare with a job listing in keystrokes per hour, multiply by 300 (five keystrokes per word, sixty minutes per hour), or use the WPM and KPH calculator. For number-only tests, practice on the 10-key typing test.

Tips for data entry tests

  • Copy exactly: capitals, commas, periods and the dollar sign all have to match.
  • Slow down slightly on numbers; a wrong digit is harder to spot than a wrong letter.
  • Use both Shift keys, and the opposite hand for each capital.
  • Practice at the length of the real test. Three and five minutes are common.
  • 10-Key Test – What is 10 key typing? Take a free number pad typing test and get your keystrokes per hour (KPH) and accuracy, the data-entry standard.
  • Medical Typing Test – Free medical typing test with clinical-style notes and medical terminology. Practice for medical transcription and scribe typing tests.
  • WPM Calculator – Free words per minute calculator: work out gross and net WPM from characters, errors and time, and convert WPM to keystrokes per hour.
  • Typing Certificate – Take a free typing test and print a typing certificate with your WPM and accuracy. Learn when you need an official, proctored certificate.