Re: How much has tech writing increased?

["Marvin W. Miller" <Marvin_Miller -at- SEC -dot- SEL -dot- SONY -dot- COM>]

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Money Magazine published a list of the 100 best jobs in America. Tech Writer
was number 18. Eleven-year job growth was 23%. Short-term outlook and job
security are "Excellent."

Prestige rating is "Average." Stress and strain rating is "Low."

Best places for tech writing employment: Silicon Valley, Boston.

BTW, engineers can't write documentation. That's why the world needs tech
writers. :-)




> Does anyone know a percentage for how fast technical writing is
> growing. Maybe like in the last 5 years. Do you know were I can
> easily find the information? By how fast, I'm thinking more along
> the lines as a profession, not engineers who write documentation.
> Tracy James
> o9ar -at- sdsumus -dot- sdstate -dot- edu



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Marvin W. Miller
Technical Communications Group
Sony Systems Engineering Center - San Jose, CA
Ph 408-955-4251
marvin -at- sec -dot- sel -dot- sony -dot- com


"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
     -- Bill Gates, 1981
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