The study investigated the computer skills needed by business education students for effective job performance in automated office in Enugu State. To find a solution to the gap created by location (male and female lecturers) in the discourse under investigation. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The researcher adopted a census survey research design for the study, while the total population of 23 business education lecturers was small and manageable. A- 36 item structured questionnaire Computer Skills for Business Education Students Scale (CSBESS) was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to trial testing. Cronbach Alpha reliability estimate, a reliability coefficient of 0.81, 0.69 and 0.75 were obtained for clusters 1-3 respectively, while the overall reliability index was 0.75. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while t-test statics was used to test the three null hypotheses that guided the study. Based on the results, the researchers concluded that word processing skills, spreadsheet skills and internet skills are computer skills needed by business education students for effective job performance in an automated office in Enugu State. Gender of the lecturers differ significantly Based on the findings the researcher recommended that; among others, there should be deliberate efforts made at ensuring the effectiveness of the use of computer skills in teaching business education.