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33.3words per minute

The 10,000 keystrokes per hour benchmark equals about 33 words per minute at five keystrokes per word.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

What it measures: Converts keystrokes per hour to words per minute at five keystrokes per word, the same convention as the SSC conversion.
How it is calculated: 10000 / 60 / 5 = 33.3

Calculated from

A Western Australian training module sets the competency for a data entry operator at a minimum keyboard speed of 10,000 keystrokes per hour.
The speed in words per minute on the How We Type test counts one word as five characters long.

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