Data Entry Typing Test
Practise the kind of typing a data entry job actually involves. Each line is a record of the sort you would key from an order form or invoice: a reference number, a name, an address, a date and an amount. Type it exactly as shown and press Enter to move to the next record. You get your keystrokes per hour (KPH), your words per minute and your accuracy, with a new set of records every run.
Type every comma and space as shown, they are part of the record. Use the number pad or the number row for figures, whichever you would use at work.
What the records look like
Each record has six fields separated by commas, always in the same order: reference number, name, street address, city, date (year, month, day) and amount. The ↵ at the end of each line means press Enter.
48213, Amara Okafor, 14 Market Street, Leeds, 2026-03-14, 1284.50 ↵ 70956, Kenji Sato, 3 Station Road, Osaka, 2025-11-02, 89.99 ↵
What a data entry test measures
Data entry is judged on two things together: how many keystrokes you make per hour, and how many of them are right. This test counts KPH from correct keystrokes only, spaces, commas and Enter included, so a fast run full of mistakes scores lower than a careful one. Records mix letters, numbers and punctuation, which is called alphanumeric entry and is slower than pure numbers, so expect your KPH here to be lower than on the 10-key test.
What score do employers ask for?
Every employer sets its own bar, so these are the ranges you will often meet in data entry adverts, not fixed rules. Accuracy matters as much as speed: 97 to 99 percent is a common requirement, because one wrong digit in an amount or postcode can cost far more than a slow record.
| Level | Net KPH | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Learning | Under 5,000 | Still reading each field closely or looking at the keys. Work on accuracy first. |
| Entry level | 5,000 to 7,000 | Steady and accurate. Enough for roles where data entry is one part of the job. |
| Job ready | 7,000 to 9,000 | The range many alphanumeric data entry adverts ask for. |
| Strong | 9,000 to 11,000 | Above most requirements, typical of people who key records every day. |
| Expert | 11,000 and up | Professional speed for mixed text and numbers. |
How to prepare for a data entry test
Practise on records, not prose: names, numbers and punctuation break your rhythm in ways ordinary text never does. Read the whole field before you type it, especially amounts and dates, where a swapped digit is the most common error. Keep a steady pace instead of rushing the easy parts, and correct mistakes as soon as you see them. Take the 5-minute test a few times: real assessments are usually about that long, and your speed at the end of five minutes is the one an employer sees.
KPH or WPM?
Typing tests for writing jobs use words per minute, data entry tests use keystrokes per hour. They measure the same thing in different units: one word is counted as five keystrokes, so 40 WPM is about 12,000 KPH. On records full of numbers and punctuation the two tell slightly different stories, which is why employers who care about data quote KPH. Your results show both.
How this test works
Each run builds new records from a mix of first names, surnames, streets, cities, dates and amounts, so you can't learn the text by heart. Type each record exactly as shown and press Enter at the end. Mistakes stay marked in red and Backspace works. The timer starts on your first keystroke. Your results show KPH, words per minute and accuracy, and aren't saved to your profile.