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Subject:Has technical writing fallen from grace? From:Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:47:51 -0400
When I first started technical writing as a career back in 2006, I saw
it listed in all the "Best Careers," "High Paying Careers," and "Best
Work From Home Jobs" lists from AOL Jobs and USA Today Careers.
It fell down one list from number 15 to something like 35, and finally
off the "Top 50" list altogether.
Many people who described themselves as "technical writers" when I
started and had blogs seemed to migrate into business analysis or
elsewhere and either killed their old blogs or started writing about
other things.
Does technical writing have a burn-out period no one talks about?
Or is technical writing so limiting as a career that in order to
continue to grow as people we have no choice but to leave technical
writing behind?
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