The 60 words per minute minimum in the 2025 scribe posting is about 16 percent faster than the 51.56 words per minute average of the large online typing study.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

What it measures: Compares one employer's typing minimum for medical scribes with the average speed of volunteers in a large online typing test. The two groups differ, so the gap shows scale, not a measured difference among scribes.
How it is calculated: 60 / 51.56 = 1.164, so about 16 percent faster than the average

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