Typing is one of the most important and invaluable skills
that anyone can learn. It should be taught young, but in many cases it isn't,
and many people are happy with the slow but steady hunt and peck typing skills
that they have relied on all these years. There are a number of reasons that
you should learn to type faster than average in 2014.
1. The world is immersed in technology. There are many jobs
that are not even possible without having at least some computer knowledge and
skills. Even a basic cashiering position can require some basic typing skills
to be able to manage the cash register. Learning to type faster than the
average words per minute speed can increase your chances of landing a better
job.
2. It can make both work and school easier. Long gone are
the days of the handwritten essays and assignments. Even as young as elementary
school, students are being required to type and print out their assignments,
and this will progress through college and beyond.
3. Anyone can sit in front of a computer and knock out a few
words per minute as a hunt and peck typist. It takes weeks of practice to learn
to become a functional touch typist, but it is easily the most invaluable skill
that you can learn.
4. The average words per minute speed is 41.1. Most employers
are going to want touch typists that can type accurately at least 60 words per
minute. The faster you type, the better you look to potential employers.
Learning to touch type doesn't happen immediately. It does
take days or weeks of constant practice, and even more than that to increase
your speed above the average. Time spent practicing to improve touch typing
skills is never time wasted, however. It is easily the best and most important
skill that anyone can learn.
Infographic source: http://www.ratatype.com/learn/average-typing-speed/
