monkeytyping.online is a free typing test simulator for job seekers. It does one thing: it lets you rehearse the typing assessment your job requires, under the same conditions you will meet on exam day, and tells you honestly whether you are ready.
Why this website exists
Thousands of jobs in the United States still use a timed typing test as a hiring filter. Civil service clerical exams, data entry roles, legal secretaries, medical records clerks, 911 dispatchers, insurance claims processors, transcriptionists and receptionists are regularly asked to prove a minimum speed and accuracy before an interview, often 35 to 60 net words per minute over five minutes.
Most people prepare on popular typing games. Those sites are fun and useful for raw speed, but they measure something different from what employers test. They use short random words. Employer tests use dense workplace documents full of names, addresses, account numbers, dates, amounts, codes and punctuation. Employer tests usually subtract uncorrected errors from your speed, set a pass mark for both speed and accuracy, run for several minutes, and sometimes disable Backspace. Many applicants who type 70 words per minute on a typing game score far lower on the real test and only find out on the day.
monkeytyping.online was created to close that gap: a practice tool designed around the test, not around a game.
How it started
The project began with a simple question: what would typing practice look like if every part of it were modelled on a real employment typing assessment? That meant workplace documents instead of word lists, a briefing before the test, a clock that starts on the first keystroke, net speed with an error penalty, accuracy measured fairly, and a clear verdict against the requirement in the job posting.
The first version offered four tests: Data Entry Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Customer Support Representative and Medical Records Clerk, each with its own library of original documents. We then researched the US roles where typing or data entry tests are a documented part of hiring and added six more: Clerk Typist for government offices, Legal Secretary, 911 Dispatcher, Transcriptionist, Receptionist and Insurance Claims Processor. Later we added Executive Assistant, Medical Billing Specialist and Police Records Clerk, three more roles where employers commonly test typing. Along the way came a form entry test for data entry roles, a general typing practice page for warming up, a keystroke replay, an interactive speed chart and the detailed score report.
Today the library holds 420 original workplace documents and 60 form entry records across thirteen job tests, and free member accounts keep every result with a full analysis and a progress dashboard.
How the tests are made
- Every document is original. We start from public descriptions of the tasks each occupation performs, such as the U.S. Department of Labor O*NET occupational profiles, and write the letters, notes, logs, records and forms those workers handle.
- All people, organizations, addresses, phone numbers and reference numbers are fictional. Phone numbers use the reserved 555-01xx range.
- Automated checks reject impossible dates, wrong weekdays, invoice and claim totals that do not add up, duplicate or near-duplicate passages, and characters that would make exact scoring unfair.
- Medical and legal documents are administrative only. They contain no medical or legal advice.
How results are scored
We use the conventional five-character word, net words per minute with a one-word penalty for each uncorrected error per minute, and accuracy based on aligning what you typed with the source, so a single missed letter counts once instead of shifting the rest of the line. The full method, its limits and our sources are published in our editorial policy and scoring methodology.
What makes it different
- Job-specific material: you practice on the kind of document your employer will use, not on random words.
- Exam conditions: a briefing, a timer that starts on your first keystroke, paste blocked, and an optional strict mode with Backspace disabled.
- Your requirement, not ours: set the speed, accuracy and duration from the job posting and get a clear Practice Target Met or Not Met.
- Reports that explain the score: an action plan, mistake patterns, a keyboard heatmap, slow words and key pairs, pauses, stamina, a replay of every keystroke, and progress over time.
- A public leaderboard for every job test, so members can see how their speed and accuracy compare with other applicants preparing for the same role.
Who it is for
Applicants for government clerical and office jobs, data entry, legal support, healthcare administration, public safety dispatch, insurance, transcription and reception; career changers returning to office work; and career counsellors, workforce programs and teachers who help people prepare for employment tests.
What we stand for
- Honesty. This is practice, not certification. We are not affiliated with any employer, government agency or testing company, and a practice pass does not guarantee a pass on an employer test.
- Accuracy. Scores are calculated the same way every time, the method is public, and corrections to passages are welcome.
- Privacy. Visitors without an account never send us what they type. Members choose to save their results, can download them and can delete their account at any time. We do not sell personal information.
- Access for everyone. The tests work with a keyboard alone, offer a plain text view, and aim to meet WCAG 2.2 AA.
What comes next
We keep adding job categories, documents and deeper analysis based on what job seekers and employers tell us. If your job uses a typing test we do not cover yet, tell us about it.
Contact
Questions, corrections, suggestions and partnership enquiries are welcome through our contact page.