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Also called assembly instructions writer, clinical writer, contracts writer and documentation writer.
$90,390
Median pay a year
45,500
People do this work
6
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Technical Writer
Summary
Technical writer creating equipment manuals, operating instructions, and online help documentation while organizing material, editing content, and collaborating with production and engineering personnel to ensure clarity and accuracy
Experience
Technical Writer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Organized material and completed writing assignments according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology
Maintained records and files of work and revisions
Edited, standardized, or made changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel
Selected photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material
Interviewed production and engineering personnel and read journals to become familiar with product technologies and production methods
Developed or maintained online help documentation for user assistance
Reviewed published materials and recommended revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding
Skills
Checking & Planning
Editing written materials, Developing procedures, Developing detailed project plans
Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Extensible markup language XML, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook
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On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Organized material according to set standardsMaintained records and files of work revisionsEdited and standardized material from other writersSelected visuals to illustrate written materialInterviewed personnel to understand product technologiesDeveloped online help documentation for users
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Organized and edited technical materials to align with set standards, ensuring clarity and consistency.
Standardized content from multiple writers, enhancing overall quality and coherence of documentation.
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Add how many documents or materials you organized each month.
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Organized and edited several documents each week to align with set standards, ensuring clarity and consistency
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Several documents each weekDozens of materials every monthA variety of technical documents regularly
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Mention what improved in the documentation quality after your standardization.
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Standardized content from multiple writers, enhancing overall quality and coherence of documentation.
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Reduced errors in final documentsImproved reader understanding significantlyIncreased consistency across all materials
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Editing written materials
Reviewing technical drawing details
Researching new technologies
Monitoring current trends
Compiling technical information
Designing print publication layouts
Drawing technical illustrations
Determining presentation content
Developing procedures
Developing detailed project plans
Writing informational material
Conferencing with clients
The work itself
What a Technical Writer does
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Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
What it pays
How much does a Technical Writer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$70,880
Median
$90,390
75th percentile
$115,510
About 45,500 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$61,920
$83,200
$93,500
AL
$74,210
$85,840
$104,860
AR
$51,660
$61,180
$74,590
AZ
$67,600
$79,780
$100,270
CA
$84,250
$104,000
$141,280
CO
$82,060
$100,610
$123,490
CT
$83,220
$101,870
$116,660
DC
$84,990
$117,810
$128,610
DE
$62,830
$90,370
$109,790
FL
$74,570
$86,240
$103,810
GA
$59,760
$73,070
$97,390
IA
$57,660
$66,520
$83,760
IL
$73,140
$88,700
$106,650
IN
$63,540
$75,510
$89,500
KS
$61,310
$73,550
$84,510
KY
$60,020
$81,070
$99,240
LA
$58,020
$63,790
$76,670
MA
$86,060
$109,200
$134,620
MD
$79,730
$100,990
$125,440
MI
$66,810
$85,270
$107,520
MN
$66,000
$83,270
$102,180
MO
$62,440
$80,840
$101,770
MS
$60,810
$65,220
$80,150
MT
$73,340
$75,070
$75,330
NC
$70,390
$86,320
$103,590
ND
$54,790
$72,990
$110,090
NH
$72,810
$96,300
$109,430
NJ
$83,150
$122,320
$135,010
NM
$63,440
$94,970
$125,980
NV
$70,910
$88,750
$104,260
NY
$73,440
$98,310
$121,500
OH
$61,350
$76,480
$99,570
OK
$57,200
$69,760
$83,990
OR
$69,880
$84,000
$122,100
PA
$71,980
$87,620
$105,300
PR
$32,200
$46,950
$65,970
RI
$81,780
$102,360
$105,640
SC
$66,700
$82,540
$103,550
SD
$53,730
$63,350
$75,500
TN
$63,540
$79,550
$102,430
TX
$63,720
$82,750
$105,630
UT
$64,910
$80,270
$102,590
VA
$75,510
$93,600
$113,510
VT
$65,000
$87,860
$101,370
WA
$78,680
$104,070
$131,940
WI
$62,380
$80,030
$99,960
Other names
Other names for this job
assembly instructions writer, clinical writer, contracts writer, documentation writer, engineering writer, grant writer, handbook writer, health science writer, health technical writer, manual writer, medical technical writer, medical writer.
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